from this morning's L.A. Times (8/30):
In rebuff to Pérez, Senate rejects disbanding Vernon
By Sam Allen, Los Angeles Times
August 29, 2011, 9:57 p.m.
"For months, Assembly Speaker John Pérez tried to make the case that corruption and secrecy were so deeply rooted in the city of Vernon that the only solution was to disband its municipal government, a first in modern California history.
But a coalition of labor leaders and business owners feared a loss of jobs. Other municipalities worried that disincorporation would set a dangerous precedent. And Los Angeles County supervisors balked at inheriting Vernon's financial problems." ...
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