[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2328]
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                       HONORING MAYOR TOM BRADLEY

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                       HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 12, 1998

  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in honoring the 
memory of a great man and a great leader, Mayor Tom Bradley.
  I am proud of the fact that Tom Bradley served for 20 years as mayor 
of my home town, the great city of Los Angeles.
  He was dignified, gracious, and extremely effective. Known as a great 
coalition builder, he had no trouble getting the sometimes 
uncooperative city council to provide him the eight votes needed to 
approve his initiatives.
  Through these initiatives, Mayor Bradley transformed the city's 
financial core and made Los Angeles the trade mecca it is today.
  He expanded our seaport and our airport, helped build one of the most 
spectacular skylines of any city, and brought to Los Angeles one of the 
most successful Olympics ever: the 1984 Olympics.
  I have no doubt that had it not been for the leadership of Tom 
Bradley, Los Angeles would not be the world class city that it is 
today. He is truly the father of modern Los Angeles.
  But more importantly, the legacy Mayor Bradley left was his 
investment in the people of Los Angeles.
  His leadership changed the face of the city government, by opening 
the doors of City Hall and creating opportunities for women and 
minorities.
  He helped working parents and their children, by implementing an 
after-school day care/tutoring program named LA's Best.
  He encouraged at-risk high school students to stay in school by 
providing them with a mentor and a city job through his Los Angeles 
City Youth Service Academy.
  And, because Mayor Bradley knew it was important to produce and 
preserve housing for our families, he created the City's Housing 
Preservation and Production Department, which has made home-ownership 
and affordable housing a reality for many Angelanos.
  Tom Bradley was truly a great mayor of Los Angeles. He was the 
people's mayor. We will miss him dearly.

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