Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Auditor's Office
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Category : Finance, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
Publisher:
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Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 1950
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 1950
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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Adult Catalog: Subjects
Author: Los Angeles County Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 364
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Los Angeles Transformed
Author: Tom Sitton
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826335272
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
When Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 1938, his twelve years as a superior court judge with a reputation for honesty and fairness carried him to victory against a notoriously corrupt incumbent. During his nearly fifteen years as a neo-progressive mayor, Bowron presided over fundamental reforms in the police department, public utilities, and other agencies charged with basic services, rooting out bribery, kickbacks, and influence peddling. World War II brought economic and population booms, racial conflict, social dislocation, and environmental problems to Los Angeles and complicated Mayor Bowron's job. After the war Bowron initiated massive public housing and desegregation projects. These forward-looking programs alienated enough voters to cost him the 1953 election as his leftist supporters fell away under the influence of McCarthyism. This political history of the mid-twentieth century reform period in Los Angeles is also a case study of the ways outside events can affect municipal affairs. As Tom Sitton demonstrates, the choices made during Bowron's administration have had a direct bearing on how Los Angeles looks today and how its government operates.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826335272
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
When Fletcher Bowron (1887-1968) ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 1938, his twelve years as a superior court judge with a reputation for honesty and fairness carried him to victory against a notoriously corrupt incumbent. During his nearly fifteen years as a neo-progressive mayor, Bowron presided over fundamental reforms in the police department, public utilities, and other agencies charged with basic services, rooting out bribery, kickbacks, and influence peddling. World War II brought economic and population booms, racial conflict, social dislocation, and environmental problems to Los Angeles and complicated Mayor Bowron's job. After the war Bowron initiated massive public housing and desegregation projects. These forward-looking programs alienated enough voters to cost him the 1953 election as his leftist supporters fell away under the influence of McCarthyism. This political history of the mid-twentieth century reform period in Los Angeles is also a case study of the ways outside events can affect municipal affairs. As Tom Sitton demonstrates, the choices made during Bowron's administration have had a direct bearing on how Los Angeles looks today and how its government operates.
Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer
California Outlook, a Progressive Weekly
Equity Series
Equity Series
Author: Charles Fremont Taylor
Publisher:
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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National Municipal Review
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Publisher:
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Category : Municipal government
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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