| |
Los
Angeles County |
City
of Santa Clarita |
| Size
of Area Governed |
About
4,000 square miles |
About
52 square miles |
| Population
Governed |
About
10 million people |
About
176,000 people |
| Size
Budget |
About
18 billion dollars |
About
160 million dollars |
| Number
of Employees |
90,000
- 100,000 employees |
About
350 employees |
| Number
of elected officials who control my local government |
5
|
5
|
| Number
of My Government Representatives That I Can Vote For |
1 |
5 |
| Number
of My Elected Representatives Who Live in Santa Clarita |
0
(none) |
All
5 |
| Where
Do I Go to See my Elected Representatives |
Downtown
Los Angeles at Los Angeles County Hall of Administration |
City
of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita City Hall on Valencia Blvd. |
| How Far
Do I Have to Drive to My Government Headquarters |
Over
100 miles round trip |
19
miles round trip |
| What
Time and Day Does My Local Government Body Meet |
9:30
a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays |
6:00
p.m. on Tuesdays |
| Meetings
Broadcast Live As They Are Happening on Local Television |
No |
Yes |
| Tax Money
Collected Locally and Spent Locally |
No
one knows where funds are spent within the county |
Every
penny (100%) |
| Position
on the Mega Sand and Gravel Mine |
Bound
by court order to do everything possible to open the mine |
Opposed
from the beginning, spent $6M in opposition thus far (including
buying the mine site itself) |
| Tax on
Utilities |
Yes |
No |
| Business
License Fee |
Yes |
No |
| Trash
Fees |
Typically
$25 monthly |
$16.25
monthly |
| Number
of existing units approved and built in the Santa Clarita
Valley |
About
69,000 |
About
7,000 |
| Units
approved to be built in the SCV |
Over
35,000 |
About
6,000 |
| Units
currently pending approval in the SCV |
About
15,000 |
About
2,000 |
| Percentage
of the number units built, approved, and pending in the SCV |
89% |
11% |
| Area
Patrolled by Sheriff's Station |
About
500 square miles |
About
52 square miles |
| Number
of Patrol Cars Signed to Area |
Usually
5 cars |
About
17 cars |
| Number
of Years in Existence |
156 years |
18 years |
| Number
of Planning Commissioners That Regulate Growth |
5 |
5 |
| Number
of Planning Commissioners That Must Be Santa Clarita Valley
Residents |
0 |
All
5 |
| Where
Do I Go To Meet and Talk with the Heads of Important Departments,
Such as Public Works, Planning, Legal Services, etc. |
No
departments located in Santa Clarita Valley. Public Works
- Alhambra. Planning - Downtown Los Angeles. Voting - Norwalk
|
All
major city departments located right in Santa Clarita |
| How Often
Do All Five of My Elected Government Representatives Meet
in My Community |
Never |
Always
in Santa Clarita |
| If I
Hate My Local Government Representative, How Can I Get Rid
of Them Quickly |
You
can only remove one of the five. To remove the one would require
120,000 signatures on a recall petition |
All
five can be removed. This would take between 1,500 to 2,000
petition signatures for each representative to be recalled.
One petition for each targeted council person |
| Have
There Been Any Annexations from The County into the City,
or from the City into the County |
Zero
(no annexation ever from City into County jurisdiction) |
28
annexations from County jurisdiction into City have occurred
in 18 years |
| Does
the County Have Allies for its Position of Support For the
Mine; Does the City has any Support for Its Position of Mine
Opposition |
Yes.
Several regional and national mining industry associations
publicly support the County's approval of the mega sand and
gravel mine. |
Yes.
The City has the support of over 100 organizations including
the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, seven school
districts, three public water agencies, and many others. (Please
see the web site for Safe Action For The Environment, Inc.
and the City of Santa Clarita) |
