Significant research has been done on the effectiveness of smaller cities, including a recent Harvard Kennedy School of Government report showing that smaller cities are more cost efficient than larger cities. There are 87 smaller independent cities that surround the City of Los Angeles. Most of them have lower taxes. Voter's common sense tells them that the closer they are to government, the more it will respond to their needs. They will see their hard-earned tax dollars spent on the kind of projects they prefer and will have greater assurances that interest groups will not use local government for their own benefit.
Smaller municipalities can tailor their services to their constituents.
Americans have historically supported the creation of smaller local governments. Significant research has been done on the effectiveness of smaller cities. Keeping Hollywood tax dollars in Hollywood, and the cost-effective delivery of municipal services. It has nothing to do with differences between cultures and ethnic groups. Hollywood's strength is its diversity and that is one of our greatest assets.