Hahn Urges Broader Secession Research
Mayor James K. Hahn voiced new concerns Friday to the agency studying the secession proposals for the San Fernando Valley and harbor area, saying it must expand the scope of environmental impact reports that are already underway.
In a letter to Larry Calemine, executive director of the Local Agency Formation Commission of Los Angeles County, Hahn said that the reports being prepared by a LAFCO consultant must look at any impact that secession might have not just on the breakaway areas but on what would remain of Los Angeles.
Secession proponents called the request a delaying tactic.
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