Businessman and former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92.
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As mayor, Riordan gained a national reputation as an affable municipal leader who was scornful of government bureaucracy. He was sometimes prone to verbal gaffes, but they seemed to endear him to many residents of a city often indifferent to politics. He soon faced another major challenge when the Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake struck the city, causing numerous deaths and extensive destruction.
He was credited with playing a leading role in changing the City Charter to strengthen the power to the mayor's office, something he contended was necessary to create accountability in Los Angeles' decentralized system of government. He also helped elect reformers to the school board, a body over which he had no direct control.
Sometimes his behavior struck the wrong note, like the time he greeted hunger strikers while eating a hamburger. Another time he drew criticism for bicycling through France while transit workers at home were striking. "Needless to say, I promoted him," Riordan said."And we came up with an axiom: that in government, it is much easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission."
He considered running as a candidate in the 2003 gubernatorial recall election until Schwarzenegger, his friend and fellow moderate Republican, got into the race.
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