Well, I guess that's that
Inglewood Voters Reject Walmart
By Sara Lin and Monte Morin
Times Staff Writers
9:55 AM PDT, April 7, 2004
A bid by the world's largest corporation to bypass uncooperative elected officials and take its aggressive expansion plans to voters failed Tuesday, as Inglewood residents overwhelmingly rejected Wal-Mart's proposal to build a colossal retail and grocery center without an environmental review or public hearings.
With all votes counted Tuesday evening, 4,575 Inglewood residents had voted in favor of Wal-Mart's plan, while 7,049 had voted against it.
Wal-Mart hopes to break into California's grocery business by opening 40 such Supercenters statewide. The one in Inglewood would have been Los Angeles County's first.
"It is a shame that a small number of voters have determined that more than 100,000 Inglewood residents will have to leave their community to enjoy the shopping opportunities that others have close to home," Wal-Mart officials said in a statement.
I can't help but wonder what their announcement would have been if the numbers were reversed and "a small number of voters" had approved the thing.
