On Local Government

Why is Vernon important?Most people wouldn’t know the City of Vernon if they were in the midst of it. It is a city of 91 people, most of whom are either city workers or relatives of the elected officials who have been running the place for generations.It is primarily an industrial city with the primary mode of transportation being 18-wheelers. It has its own power plant and is extraordinarily “rich.” Yet, there is a bill in the California Legislature to require that Vernon’s city