BRAUDE CALLED ALLY OF NATURE.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer BRENTWOOD - Stubborn, eccentric and visionary, former City Councilman Marvin Braude Marvin Braude (August 11, 1920—December 7, 2005)served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 11th district from 1965 to 1997. At various times Mr. Braude (pronounced BROW-dee) served as chair of the Finance and Revenue Committee, the Environmental Quality and Waste was remembered Monday for his passion for the environment, his belief in himself and his love of the city. Braude, who represented parts of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. and Westside for 32 years, died last week at age 85. He served on the council during some of the city's finest days, such as when it was hosting the 1984 Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. , and during traumatic periods of race riots This is a list of race riots by country. Australia
Braude led the way for the city on environmental issues, creating the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is an agency of the state of California in the United States founded in 1979 and dedicated to the acquisition of land in the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills, north and west of Los Angeles, for preservation as open , banning smoking in public places and halting offshore oil issues. But he also was credited with championing neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. and looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to increase public involvement. His daughter, Ann Braude, recalled the impetus for him to run for the council. ``I think it was when he went to City Hall in the early 1960s for a public hearing, and he came back disgusted and said, 'I could do a better job,''' she told nearly 200 friends, colleagues and admirers at a memorial service at the University Synagogue. ``And then he did. He ran and stayed in office for 32 years. The one thing he told us was to always do what we believed in.'' Braude was also remembered for his eccentricities and intense concentration. From the careless way he dressed, which often raised eyebrows, to his daily lunch - granola, cream and tofu tofu Soft, bland, custardlike food product made from soybeans. Believed to date from China's Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), tofu is today an important source of protein in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia. - Braude sometimes seemed to be an absent-minded professor absent-minded professor personification of one too contemplative to execute practical tasks. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Forgetfulness , preoccupied with his ideas for improving the city. ``He was not your typical back-slapping politician,'' former Mayor James Hahn said. ``He was unique. He had a passion for his family, his city and the environment.'' A native of Chicago and the son of immigrants, Braude was a professor of social sciences at the University of Chicago before founding Scientific Data Systems, a company that was later bought out by Xerox Corp., making Braude a millionaire. It was his frustration about the city's policy - or lack of it - on parkland in the Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. Geography They run for approximately 40 mi (64 km) east-west from the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles to Point Mugu in Ventura County. that drove him to challenge incumbent Karl Rundberg for a City Council seat in 1965. From then on, he kept a strong hold on a district that straddled the mountains, with half in the San Fernando Valley and the remainder in L.A.'s Westside. ``I was glad we were able to open the Marvin Braude Constituent Services Center in Van Nuys last year when he was still alive,'' Hahn said. ``It was important to him because he loved the Valley so much.' Braude also was praised by former Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski, who succeeded him on the council, and by county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky. Yaroslavsky recalled that he and Braude became allies over the issue of Occidental Oil Co. and its plans to drill off the coast. ``Marvin did so much on things we take for granted today,'' said Yaroslavsky, who served on the council before becoming a county supervisor. ``And any one of them would have been enough. But, taken together, it is a lifetime of achievement.'' Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Braude had served as a friend, mentor and adviser over the years. ``He was a true public servant and a man who made a difference in Los Angeles,'' said Villaraigosa, who announced he would be naming the program to plant 1 million trees in the city after Braude. Braude is survived by his daughters, Ann and Lisa, and two grandchildren. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) At a memorial service, county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky fondly recalls City Councilman Marvin Braude. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer (2) BRAUDE |
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