tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469338674319789309.post324267945309281524..comments2015-10-19T05:06:55.060-07:00Comments on Local Government Today: The Bell doth toll: another California corruption scandalMessage from the editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14935996095464447609noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469338674319789309.post-12203258331909845942011-04-15T14:19:03.577-07:002011-04-15T14:19:03.577-07:00I lived out there for awhile, and the "City&q...I lived out there for awhile, and the "City" of Vernon is basically a convenient way for a few people to skim a living from an intensely active cluster of businesses. There are no residents in Vernon, and no elections, but they do have a $250 billion gdp. <br /><br />The argument isn't so clear-cut, though. LA County has wanted to get their hands on Vernon's tax base for years. If this happens, tax and utility rates will go through the roof and the job market there will go downhill. You have to be really careful about destabilizing the low-income job market in East and South Los Angeles. unemployment goes up and all kinds of bad stuff happens.Dave Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650073170049452863noreply@blogger.com