More supervisors not answer

Earlier this session, we supported the efforts of a term limits initiative for members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. With hundreds of thousands of signatures collected, the initiative looked like it was ready for the ballot.

Unfortunately, the county Registrar-Recorder's office voided the effort.

Too many sampled signatures were duplicates, illegible or had invalid addresses. The supervisors, often labeled the "five little kings" because of the power and influence they hold, get to sit on their thrones a little longer.

Despite the invalidated signatures, the sheer number of people who signed the petitions indicates that Los Angeles County residents desire term limits for county supervisors. A restarted effort, this time with better signature gathering, is almost certain.

Meanwhile, another modification to the Board of Supervisors is valid.

Pushed by lame-duck state Sen. Richard Polanco D-Los Angeles, who has his eyes on a supervisorial seat when he is termed out of the state senate, the measure will expand the board from five members to nine.

Voters have rejected previous expansion efforts, leery of making the "five little kings" nine smaller princes.

We agree. That's not the board's problem. Career politicians are, and we don't need more.