Los Angeles decides it is sick of scandal
A county of 10m people conducts a civilised revolution
LESS NOTICED among recent political events, Los Angeles is reckoning with a small revolution. Los Angeles County is home to nearly 10m people, making it more populous than all but ten states. Its five supervisors wield a $50bn budget. What happens in this sprawling conglomeration of suburbs and highways affects a quarter of all Californians. And, as in the rest of the country, Angelenos voted for change.
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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Farewell to the five queens”
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