FUJIOKA RETIRING AS CITY CAO LONGTIME ADMINISTRATOR SERVED UNDER THREE MAYORS.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. City Administrative Officer Bill Fujioka, who has served under three mayors in helping manage the city's finances, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire at the end of the year. Fujioka, 54, has been in his current post for seven years and has worked for city and county government for more than three decades. Fujioka said he told Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. and City Council members that his decision was for personal reasons. ``This is the right time for me,'' he said. ``I respect this mayor and council tremendously, but it is time for me to move on. ``I love this city and what we've been able to accomplish. I am particularly proud of the people who work here and how we have been able to elevate this office from strictly research to being able to help manage the city. ``We are performing the job the charter intended -- to be an independent voice in reviewing the city's finances.'' Fujioka, who lives in Temple City with his 15-year-old son, was appointed to the post in 1999 by former Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. . He continued under former Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California and Villaraigosa. Under Villaraigosa, Fujioka has emerged as a major figure in dealing with the budget and efforts to reduce a structural deficit as well as the lead in dealing with the Engineers and Architects Association during its job action over its contract this summer. Villaraigosa called Fujioka an asset to the city. ``He has been a steady hand with unparalleled knowledge and understanding of our fiscal and management challenges,'' Villaraigosa said. A native of East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. , Fujioka held numerous posts in city and county government, including the city's personnel director and a post in the county Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
His family has been prominent in the community, with his grandfather owning several car dealerships in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or and his brother, Fred, serving as a Superior Court judge. Fujioka is paid $246,000 a year and will be eligible for an annual pension of $160,000. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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