From the Archives: Open Doors at City Hall
(Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times)
Tom Bradley, the city’s first black mayor, served from 1973 to 1993 and is credited with building one of the most diverse workforces in government.
Bradley passed away on Sept. 29, 1998. His Los Angeles Times obituary Mayor who Reshaped LA dies is online.
This post was originally published on July 16, 2010.
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