The sheriff handles local law enforcement needs, and the California Highway Patrol works on local traffic matters. But the new City Council is expected to increase police manpower by at least a third. The promise of local control over sales tax dollars also had vast appeal in the community because that money has flowed into the county's general fund. Stemming the outflow of tax dollars has been a popular motivation statewide for creating cities , especially in affluent suburban areas, said Alvin Sokolow, a UC Davis public policy specialist who tracks incorporation efforts statewide. You don't need gates and high walls to do that.
Incorporation works fine.
Still, creating a new city comes with a price. State law requires newly incorporated cities to reimburse the county for lost future revenue. Copyright 1999 Los Angeles Times. All ethnic groups agree on the need for change and criticize the school board. There is a dramatic division in the way whites and Latinos view the power struggle that has led to the move to oust Los Angeles schools Supt.