THE plight of the city of Gardena should be a lesson to public officials everywhere.

As expected, Nissan North America is relocating its corporate headquarters from Gardena to the Nashville suburb of Smyrna, Tenn.

Winner Summary: NAME CITY AMOUNT Florence Beaber Redding $ 85,000 Crecie Jones Gardena $ 75,000 Monica Jones Stockton $ 60,000 John Davis Lynwood $ 60,000 Carl DeCarlo Laguna Beach $ 5,000 Linda Smith Rialto $ 4,000 Gabriela Labrada Los Angeles $ 2,500 Alexander Denis San Francisco $ 2,000 Kenneth Hensling Whittier $ 2,000 Ray Gibson Alameda $ 1,750 Lourdes Fernandez Oxnard $ 1,750 Venetia Castro Tracy $ 1,750 Skip Tanner Orange $ 1,750 TOTAL $ 302,500