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Friday, April 14, 2006 Man, this baby is still here?! posted by B | 4/14/2006 05:58:00 PM Sunday, November 10, 2002 Secession lost heavily in the city and maintaining a 4,000 vote majority in the San Fernando Valley. But secession's legacy is important to this city. Already, the issues raised by secessionists are becoming top priorities for the city. Boroughs are getting a revival. Businesses too are benefiting from the attention paid by cityhood advocates on the city's jobkilling regulations. As for the candidates who ran for Valley offices, many of them are heartened by the efforts so much so that they are running again, this time for the Los Angeles City Council. The winners of Valley offices are not retreating from the good fight, they have formed the "Collective" to press on for reforms. More importantly, the independence movement forced people all over to pay attention to the Valley's unique culture. Before, what the country knew about the Valley was filtered through Hollywood's lens, that of a bland suburbia peopled with vapid white girls and their obnoxious dialect. Now, the ethnic diversity, the slumminess, its relationship with Los Angeles and its pastoral roots are what the country is seeing. I prefer the nuanced gritty picture to the plastic fantastic vision pitched by developers. I've always felt secession was a radical plan but it was the only solution offered and not a bad one at that. I can't pass on any judgment on whether the voters' decision was a disappointing colossal mistake until I see the sort of city Los Angeles will fashion itself as come the next city council elections in April. Two years ago I picked up a book called, The Life and Death of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. I never got around to finishing it but what from what I read so far, it taught me that cities could be great and habitable for all. It opened my eyes to the various schemes promulgated by governments to kill the city, mostly by usurping the authority of communities and neighborhoods. It was written during a time where "urban renewal" projects devastated the vast swaths of cities, for purposes I never quite understood. These same forces are still at work in Los Angeles. They're called "downtown revitalizations" or "community redevelopment." But what do you expect from a city this large? The bigger the government, the fainter a person's voice becomes but money talks louder. I'll finish the book one day, but I have an idea on how a city dies; I believe I've seen it happen. posted by B | 11/10/2002 12:02:00 AM Tuesday, November 05, 2002 Republicans make modest gains in California state legislature. Winning 2 assembly seats and gaining one state senate. posted by B | 11/05/2002 11:29:00 PM Secession takes a slim lead in the Valley; 40,371 - 39,517. Only 21 percent of the precincts have been counted. Anyway, TV interviews has secessionists admitting defeat. So far, no gloating in the anti camp. posted by B | 11/05/2002 11:19:00 PM CNN just called California for Davis. posted by B | 11/05/2002 11:14:00 PM With half the precincts in, Davis' leads grow to more than 3 points, 46.7 - 43.4. He is ahead by more than 100,000 votes. Downticket shows Dem domination with Bustamente, Shelley, Angelides, Lockyer, O'Connell and Garamendi winning though on tiny margins. posted by B | 11/05/2002 11:12:00 PM Those newly elected Democratic governors will face newly elected Republican state legislatures. This chart has the Dems losing control of 5 state legislatures while the Republicans gain 3. posted by B | 11/05/2002 11:01:00 PM Anti-secession votes are leading in the Valley 51-49. It's also losing widely in LA, 70-30. Keith Richman is on his way to be the first and probably last San Fernando Valley mayor. posted by B | 11/05/2002 10:42:00 PM Cardoza keeps the CD-18 for the Democrats. posted by B | 11/05/2002 10:38:00 PM With 7% of the precincts reporting (out of 4,922), Gray Davis has a 20-point lead in LA County over Bill Simon. posted by B | 11/05/2002 10:32:00 PM Another reason why Simon would eke out a victory; it's being reported that the turnout rate in LA County is the lowest since 1966. posted by B | 11/05/2002 10:00:00 PM Thanks to LA County votes trickling in, Davis pulls his first lead of the night. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:47:00 PM Nationwide Democrats are conceding a Republican trend throughout the country. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:21:00 PM Predictions: Lt. Gov: Bustamente (D) AG: Lockyer (D) SoS: Shelley (D) Controller: McClintock (R) Superindent of Schools: O'Connell (D) easily Insurance Commissioner: Mendoza (R) Governor?????: Florida. I just have a feeling that it's gonna be bad for LA Co. with its chad ballots. Secession will lose because the rest of LA voted against it. However, I'm not entirely confident it will carry the Valley either. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:16:00 PM Where are the votes coming from? All I know is that they are not coming from LA and Orange County, they still don't have precinct returns yet. It still means that the Democrats could take all state races, however, they're looking bad in the controller race where McClintock is fast pulling away from Westly. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:08:00 PM Mendoza has an edge in the state insurance race over Garamendi, 45.4 - 44.3. GOP McPherson also has a slight lead for Lt. Governor. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:08:00 PM KCAL has Simon leading Davis, 46-45. Green Camejo is pulling 4%. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:04:00 PM Hmm, I'm guessing that all the statewide results showing Democrats with slight edges may flip because, from the looks of it, OC votes haven't yet been counted. posted by B | 11/05/2002 09:02:00 PM Democrat Cardoza is slightly ahead of his GOP opponent in Condit's former district, 48-46. posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:54:00 PM CNN calls Berkeley-based CD-9 for a Republican. Trust me, it's a mistake. posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:49:00 PM Simon is only 2 percentage points behind Davis with about a million votes already counted. UPDATE: He closes in, under one percent now. posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:37:00 PM LA Times is showing Davis beating Simon by 2 million votes! Is this a glitch? posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:31:00 PM In the statewide races, Democrats are narrowly ahead in most races save one, state controller where GOP State Sen. Tom McClintock is a tick ahead of Steve Westly. Interestingly, only Jack O'Connell for state superindentent is garnering more than half the votes, walloping Kathy Smith by a 3-2 margin. posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:26:00 PM As of 8:19, Valley secession is behind in LA by 2-1, while it is narrowly down in the Valley itself, 51-48 against. Keith Richman is piling up a huge lead by garnering 63% of the votes cast followed by Leonard Shapiro with 9%. posted by B | 11/05/2002 08:21:00 PM Monday, November 04, 2002 I haven't been blogging for a couple of days but I swear, once I fail, er, pass all my midterms I'll be here for the election results with analysis. Keep posted. posted by B | 11/04/2002 09:42:00 AM Saturday, November 02, 2002 Councilman supports secession. Los Angeles City councilman Nate Holden becomes the first city official to publicly support secession. True that Nate Holden is one of the council's most unsavory character being hit with sexual harassment suits and havnig the city pick up his legal tabs. But he objects to the slanderous characterization of anti-secessionists of Valley indpendence. He has sent 50,000 mailers to the residents of his inner-city district urging support for the two secession measures, F and H. *A new Survey USA poll shows secession still leading in the Valley. posted by B | 11/02/2002 01:46:00 AM |
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