We have previously noted the attempt to revoke the city charter of Vernon, a notoriously corrupt city in California.
The most recent attempt, sadly, failed.
Why did it fail? One reason might be that the city agreed to some governmental reforms in lieu of disincorporation.
Another reason might be that a state senator asked Vernon to give $60 million dollars to fund “community projects” in the cities around Vernon. Vernon agreed, the senator and one of the cities that would get the money reversed their position on disincorporation, and low and behold, the legislation got defeated.
The punchline? Now Vernon has to come up with $60 million, and doesn’t know where they’re going to get it.
Heh. Heh. Heh.