Government
May 2, 2024
What in the world is municipal disincorporation?
Bayshore City, which was founded for legalized dog racing and collapsed when it was outlawed, was disincorporated in 1940. Vernon narrowly escaped disincorporation in 2011 following accusations of corruption.
James R. Bozajian
Councilmember
City of Calabasas
Email: jbozajian@cityofcalabasas.com
Bozajian is a former prosecutor and Calabasas City Councilmember
Most people are at least passingly familiar with the concept of municipal incorporation, or how a city becomes a city. But what of “disincorporation,” or how a city dissolves?
There are 483 incorporated cities in California today. They range in age from Sacramento (incorporated in 1850) to Mountain House (incorporated in 2024). They vary in size from Amador City (0.3 square mile; 198 people) to Los Angeles (501.6 square miles; 3,898,767 pe...
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