Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998
Thomas Bradley was born in Calvert, TX, in 1917; his family moved to Los Angeles, CA, when he was seven years old; attended UCLA; joined LAPD, 1940; married Ethel Mae Arnold, 1941; retired from LAPD as a lieutenant, 1962; elected to LA City Council representing 10th District, 1963-73; ran unsuccessfully against Sam Yorty for mayor, 1969; became the first African American mayor of Los Angeles, 1973; re-elected to a subsequent four terms, serving as mayor until 1993; while in office, Bradley initiated low income housing projects through the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), helped reform the LAPD, strengthened downtown's economic prosperity with the introduction of the LA Produce and Flower Markets, fought offshore oil drilling, expanded the LA workforce to include women and minorities, and oversaw the introduction of a mass transist system in the Los Angeles area; he also brought the 1984 Summer Olympic Games to Los Angeles; ran unsuccessfully for Governor of CA in 1982 and 1986; retired from public office in 1993.
From the description of Administrative papers, 1963-1993 bulk 1973-1993. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 38274976
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