Richard Riordan was Los Angeles' mayor from 1993-2001 and faced the challenges of rebuilding the city first from the Rodney King riots, then the Northridge earthquake.
LOS ANGELES - Funeral services were pending Thursday for Richard Riordan, the venture capitalist who was Los Angeles' mayor from 1993-2001 and faced the challenges of rebuilding the city first from the Rodney King riots, then the Northridge earthquake.
"Mayor Richard Riordan loved Los Angeles, and devoted so much of himself to bettering our city," Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement."He always had a place in his heart for the children of LA, and worked to improve how the city served our youth and communities as a passionate member of the Los Angeles Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners.
"When the city was devastated by the Northridge earthquake he threw every ounce of his energy and managerial skill into the city's recovery, and vital infrastructure was rebuilt in record time," Krekorian said in a statement."Nowhere is his impact more visible than in downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said Riordan was the right mayor for the right time for LA in a tweet.
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