I’m upset that the proposition to separate the San Fernando Valley from the rest of Los Angeles didn’t pass. The proposition had overwhelming support in the Valley itself, but the entire city of Los Angeles had to approve it (by a majority, of course) in order for it to pass, and people in the rest of Los Angeles mostly voted against it.

I don’t think it’s right for Los Angeles to hold them hostage like that. If they want to secede, they should be allowed to. Frankly, I feel that way about the Civil War (or, “War Between the States”) too, but that’s another story.