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Richard Riordan And Los Angeles Charter Reform.Pdf, Matthew J. Parlow
Richard Riordan And Los Angeles Charter Reform.Pdf, Matthew J. Parlow
Matthew Parlow
When the new City Charter took effect on July 1, 2000, Los Angeles cast aside a seventy-five year old governing structure in favor of a streamlined system more reflective of the political realities of a twenty-first century metropolis. It was in many ways a typical Los Angeles moment. Dissatisfied with a municipal institution designed for another age, voters looked to the future and embraced sweeping changes in the fundamental operations of the city. Fully sixty percent of voters rejected a venerable but outdated document and chose a new but unproven one. More importantly, voters opted for legislation that reflected the …