LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Obscenity Commission Gets Reprieve From Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Commission on Obscenity and Pornography was saved from extinction when the Board of Supervisors voted to extend its life for two more years.
Supervisor Mike Antonovich had vowed to save the obscure 15-member group after the county’s Audit Department recommended that the group be disbanded because of its lack of activity.
Although the county is attempting to eliminate some of its more than 180 commissions to save money, Antonovich said the pornography commission was the wrong target.
“This group operates at no cost to the county,” Antonovich said. “They do good things and should be given a chance to prove it.”
The commission, formed in 1942, has been criticized recently because it has not met since March or advised the board about issues in the county. The commission is supposed to meet once a month.
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