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> LA has .. lacity.org? That’s a bit unexpected Vs lacounty.gov I guess?

• linux2647 7y ago
  vs lastate.gov aka Louisiana
• radium3d 7y ago
  or losangeles.ca.gov would be neat
  • pishpash 7y ago
    LA gov doesn't belong to CA gov, federalism, etc.
    • dragonwriter 7y ago
      > LA gov doesn't belong to CA gov, federalism, etc. Federalism does not exist within states but between states and the federal government. Los Angeles (whether county or city) is an administrative subdivision of the State of California, not an separate sovereignty. OTOH, Los Angeles isn't getting a .ca.gov domain because the state government doesn't want to dilute it's brand with local government websites, but that's about branding, not Federalism.
      • zajio1am 7y ago
        While it is true that federalism is a wrong term, but there exists a general idea of independence of different levels of government. I am not sure about US constitutional arrangement, but in country where i live there there is clear and explicit concept that municipal, province and country (executive) governments are independent of each other, not subordinate. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for city to get a subdomain managed by higher-level government entity.
        • jacobr1 7y ago
          In the united states, municipalities are subordinate to the state (equivalent to province). They generally have charters outlining distinct areas of responsibility, but usually to change the scope of that responsibility requires legislation at the state level. At each level the executive, judicial and legislative branches are separate.
        • tssva 7y ago
          The relationship between states and localities is governed by the constitution and laws of each individual state and not the US Constitution. In my particular state, and in many but not all others, local governments whether that be counties, cities or towns are administrative districts which only have the rights and powers which the state chooses to delegate to them through state law and the particular charter granted by the state to the administrative district. The state through the normal legislative process can change those rights and powers or even eliminate a particular administrative district.
      • konklone 7y ago
        There's not federalism within states in a legal sense the way there is between states and the feds, but cities value their independence too and prefer to have their own infrastructure. I would expect the city, rather than the state, to be the reason they don't use a subdomain of the state's .gov domain.