“We are sort of like a teen-ager...
“We are sort of like a teen-ager whose parents have just inherited money from their rich aunt. We hope that our parents will remember us in this time of need.” --Richard B. Dixon, the county’s chief administrative officer, expressing hope that the state will send some of its new-found $2.5-billion surplus to Los Angeles County.
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