Beverly Hills tells Brunei to get out of town, sell stake in hotel - CNN.com
Beverly Hills, California (CNN) -- The Beverly Hills City Council has condemned the government of Brunei for its "extreme and inhumane" Sharia laws and urged the nation's sultan to sell ownership of the landmark Beverly Hills Hotel and any other property the Asian country and its ruler may own in the exclusive community.
The council made the declaration in a 5-0 vote Tuesday night, despite 125 workers from the hotel packing the council chambers and expressing concern about their jobs.
If the wealthy middle easterners put all the property they own in Beverly Hills up for sale, the City would be a ghost town. Property values would go down to Detroit levels. Cities don't normally have the right to set their own foreign policy. This would be a first.
Beverly Hills, California (CNN) -- The Beverly Hills City Council has condemned the government of Brunei for its "extreme and inhumane" Sharia laws and urged the nation's sultan to sell ownership of the landmark Beverly Hills Hotel and any other property the Asian country and its ruler may own in the exclusive community.
The council made the declaration in a 5-0 vote Tuesday night, despite 125 workers from the hotel packing the council chambers and expressing concern about their jobs.
If the wealthy middle easterners put all the property they own in Beverly Hills up for sale, the City would be a ghost town. Property values would go down to Detroit levels. Cities don't normally have the right to set their own foreign policy. This would be a first.
