Water for Los Angeles : oral history transcript /by Andrew D. Basiago, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.

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Water for Los Angeles : oral history transcript /by Andrew D. Basiago, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/214569250

Jones disusses his career with the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power. He offers his recollections of issues and leaders including William Mulholland, Joseph Barlow Lippincott, the 1971 Sylmar earthquake, city government and mayors Bowron, Yorty, and Bradley. He also discusses the technical aspects of water supply.

ix, 122 p. ; 29 cm.

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University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program

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Yorty, Sam, 1909-1998

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Los Angeles (Calif.). Dept. of Water and Power.

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Mulholland, William, 1855-1935

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Basiago, Andrew D.

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Jones, Gerald W., 1911-

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Gerald W. Jones was a construction, and water operating division engineer. From the description of Water for Los Angeles : oral history transcript /by Andrew D. Basiago, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1987. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 214569250 ...

Bowron, Fletcher, 1887-1968

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Bowron was born Aug. 13, 1887 in Poway, CA; attended UC Berkeley (1907-9), USC Law School (1909-11); admitted to CA State Bar, 1917; executive secretary to governor of CA (1925-26); judge, Superior Court, Los Angeles (1926-38, 1956-62); elected mayor of Los Angeles in recall election, Sept. 16, 1938; re-elected to three additional terms and served as mayor for a total fifteen years (1938-53); died Sept. 11, 1968. From the description of Collection of material about the Los Angeles Me...

Lippincott, Joseph Barlow, 1864-1942

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Historical Background The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such development would have to benefit the state as a whole rather than merely neighboring c...