Indpendent Districts
This article is pretty much a description of how the Independent Districts of Palomar City came to be.
Who Rules the Street in Cairo? The Residents Who Build It
After the revolution two years ago, working-class residents of that vast informal neighborhood, tired of having no direct access to the 45-mile-long Ring Road, took matters into their own hands. In the absence of functioning government, they built ramps from dirt, sand and trash. Then they invited the police to open a kiosk at the interchange.
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This Is How It Starts
Then the Districts arm themselves against the police. Then they take over the Gates. Then they secede from the local governance. Palomar City is born. The 99% rise up.