Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 15, 2004 / 22:00 pm
A citizens’ group is gathering signatures to restore a tiny cross to the county seal after the board of supervisors recently voted 3-2 to remove it.
The Committee to Support the Los Angeles County Seal is aiming to collect 341,212 signatures by March 1, which would force the board to enact an ordinance protecting the original seal. The committee has gathered 40,000 signatures to date.
David Hernandez, who leads the committee, told the Washington Times that he was encouraged by the great support for this initiative.
A June survey conducted by the Los Angeles Daily News found that 94 percent of respondents wanted the seal unchanged.