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Re: City of LA Breakup WAS Re: Who Should Be Mayor Of LA?

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From: David H. Close
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 00:00
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helfman@aerospace.aero.org (Robert S. Helfman) writes:

>...not to quibble, but I believe that all the communities that
>were in the SF Valley during the annexation were all unincorporated
>County territory. I believe that only Burbank was incorporated 
>(that is, officially a city) at the time, and, 
>of course, is still an independent city.

Some one else mentioned San Fernando. I thought Owensmouth was also
incorporated (now called Canoga Park). Check out the plaque behind
the high school at the head point of the LA River (it's accessible
from a side street).

Owensmouth is a great city name. Historic and clever. You do understand
the joke, don't you?
--
Dave Close, Compata, Costa Mesa CA	"Politics is the business of getting
dave@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359	 power and privilege without
dhclose@alumni.caltech.edu		 possessing merit." - P. J. O'Rourke
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From: dhclose@alumnae.caltech.edu (David H. Close)
Subject: Re: City of LA Breakup WAS Re: Who Should Be Mayor Of LA?
Date: 1996/02/06
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