Why It Matters: Could La Jolla secede from the city of San Diego?

For decades, La Jollans have talked about wanting to be their own city. And now a serious effort yet to separate La Jolla has gotten one step closer to a vote. Supporters collected more than 7,000 signatures from La Jolla residents.

All of that puts San Diego’s new Council president in an awkward position. Joe LaCava represents La Jolla and lives in La Jolla. But now he’s also one of the top elected leaders for the city as a whole. He wants to remain open to the idea of La Jolla leaving.