At least the language on the ballot measure, written by the City Attorney, finally admits PA is not a Charter City - so how can we lose home-rule charter if we don't have it now? Also I've heard the City Manager, whom I admire generally and consider a friend, state publicly several times that some of the few remaining second class cities in Washington have (since this process here in PA started) changed to Code cities. He went on to use Port Orchard as an example where their Council is trying to implement Code status as if it were some great improvement while the truth is that very recently a large majority of the business people there soundly rejected their City changing from second class status. The Council there is now attempting to ram it down their throats, essentially against the People's will. Sound familiar? In fact, there is some talk about organizing resistance to that implementation, maybe by a lawsuit or a referendum, so we'll have to wait and see. We have our own battle.