We hope to get it done within two years. But delays do occur. There could be lawsuits, there could be environmental issues. We have to give it time. The consultant would shape the secession study, a comprehensive financial analysis on the consequences of deconstructing Los Angeles.
Secession requires a majority vote of both the area seceding and the whole city.
Instead, the process is turning into a showcase for the various political wills at work on the panel, a locally appointed arm of the Legislature with sweeping power over land annexations and creation of cities. He has openly questioned Calemine's management style, and pressed for more board control and public scrutiny of the panel's actions. It has been run this way a long time, because no one pays attention. They're playing in the big leagues now, with big money and big issues. Bernson did not respond to requests for comment.