Valley VOTE is a diverse, Valley-wide coalition of San Fernando Valley residents, educators, business leaders, community activists and organizations who support a LAFCO study (Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission) on the issue of creating an independent Valley City.

More Reasons why San Fernando Valley Residents want to explore Cityhood...

Some believe Los Angeles has become too large!

• With 3.6 million residents, Los Angeles has more population then 25 states.
• Los Angeles is so large you could fit St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Manhattan all within the Los Angeles City boundaries.
• The 15 member council system was setup in 1876 when Los Angeles had only 9,000 residents. Today, each council member represents 230,000 residents. Most major cities have one council member per 20,000 to 40,000 residents.

Some residents believe the Valley does not receive its fair share!

The Valley contains 35% of the Los Angeles City population and roughly 50% of the geographic area of Los Angeles City, yet,

• Of 6.6 million library books in Los Angeles City Libraries, only 1.2 million are in the Valley.
• The Valley has 9 libraries per 100 sq. miles compared to 18 libraries per 100 sq. miles in the rest of the city.
• The Valley paid 1.3 billion dollars in Prop A & C funds over the last 10 years, but has no mass transit system. The the rest of the city has the Red, Blue, and Green Lines.
• Of the $666 million dollar MTA budget the Valley will only received $5 million this year.
• Of the 34 major museums in Los Angeles, only one is in the Valley.. the Gene Autry Museum.
• There are 2.0 police officers per 1000 residents in the rest of the city and only 1.2 police officers per 1000 residents in the Valley.
• Last year the city spent $28 million resurfacing streets but only $4 million in the Valley.

The Valley as a City!

• The Valley as a City, with approximately 1.4 million residents, would be the sixth largest city in the United States .
• The Valley would rank as the safest city of the nations 10 largest Cities.
• The Valley as a city would be rich in diversity with 40% of Valley residents representing minority communities and diverse cultures.

What People Think about Valley Cityhood!

In March 1998 a poll of voters in the San Fernando Valley was conducted on the issue of Valley Cityhood, Charter Reform and the public’s satisfaction with the current City Government.

• 72.6% of the Valley Voters said they believe a Valley City would be more efficient
• 64.5% believe their quality of life would be better if the Valley became a city.
• Valley residents said they want to see decisions about Valley issues decided in the Valley, want Valley Tax dollars kept in the Valley to pay for its fair share of services.
• Valley residents want a smaller more responsive and efficient Valley government.
• 81.2% favor having the question of Valley Cityhood put on the ballot for a vote of the public.
• 8 out of 10 voters are willing to sign the petitions required to start the LAFCO process to study thre issues.
• Support for exploring Valley Cityhood and putting the issue on the ballot was high among all ethnic groups, supported in all geographic areas of the Valley, and by people across all socio-economic levels.
• If a vote on Valley Cityhood were held in March 1998, it would have won by a 2 to 1 margin.

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