Governing Los Angeles County
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It was refreshing to read your editorial urging a more representative type of county government.
We have been stuck with this “rural supervisor” oligarchy too long. There should be a population limit so that when a county exceeds 500,000 residents a change should be mandated by the state.
Experience in other states has shown that an elected executive, plus a representative council, is a fair and practical change from the urban oligarchy we now have.
STANLEY C. MUCHA
Rancho Palos Verdes
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