1. Boland also blamed the city of Los Angeles lobbyists for helping to defeat the bill, even though the City Council formally has advocated a citywide vote. 2. Boland eventually amended her bill to grant a citywide vote, and her bill passed the Assembly. 3. A Superior Court judge refused Monday to block a citywide vote on Tuesday that will ask residents whether they want the General Assembly to authorize a casino for Bridgeport. 4. But on Wednesday, a state panel is expected to authorize a citywide vote this fall on the split. 5. Every Valley representative in the Capitol, including Hayden, supported the citywide vote proposal. 6. Hertzberg signed on as a joint author when proponents agreed to allow any secession election to be decided by a citywide vote. 7. Instead, secession proposals would go to a citywide vote. 8. Secessionists said taxes collected in the Valley should go directly to Valley government, and a formula for splitting assets should be devised before a citywide vote. 9. State Senate Democrats sabotaged legislation that would have allowed the San Fernando Valley to secede from Los Angeles on a citywide vote. 10. The council said it will oppose the bill unless it is amended to allow a citywide vote, is revenue neutral and applies to all cities in the state. |