Cityhood for East Los, but not for Venice
The unincorporated community of East Los Angeles
has been trying to become a city nearly as long as Venice has been trying to
regain its cityhood.
Now, a new report that was commissioned by
cityhood backers has concluded that “East Los” has the financial
resources to support itself as a city. The report says that the new city would
pay much less for the same level of law enforcement, and more for trash pickup.
Venice, however, has a much higher
property valuation that East L.A. This is one of the main sources of revenue for
a city.
Cityhood for East Los Angeles
is supported by State Senator Gloria Romero, who represents the
area.
A Beachhead survey two years ago
revealed that no state or city officials representing Venice supported
reestablishing its cityhood.
Posted: Thu - November 1, 2007 at 02:01 PM