Huntington brought the younger man into his circle, and eventually into his employ, and in 1913 the two would spearhead a campaign for cityhood to prevent their land holdings from falling under the jurisdiction of elected officials who did not share their extreme aversion to any type of land use aside from the building of luxury single-family homes. They were, in many respects, L.A.'s first NIMBYs.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2018 12:33 UTC