Marvin Braude
Marvin Braude | |
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Braude in 1988 | |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 11th district | |
| In office July 1, 1965 – June 30, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Karl L. Rundberg |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Miscikowski |
| President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office July 1, 1987 – June 30, 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Joan Milke Flores |
| Succeeded by | Joel Wachs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 11, 1920 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | December 7, 2005 (aged 85) Rancho Mirage, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
Marvin Braude (August 11, 1920 – December 7, 2005) was a member of the Los Angeles City Council for 32 years, between 1965 and 1997—the third-longest-serving council member in the history of the city.
During his tenure on the Los Angeles City Council, he led opposition to new housing construction and development as part of a "slow-growth movement." In 1988, the Los Angeles Times described him as "council's strongest critic of growth." He proposed Proposition U, a successful 1986 ballot initiative, that the Los Angeles Times called "the largest one-shot effort to limit development in the city's history."
He was “a champion of bike paths,” advocated for protecting the open space of the Santa Monica Mountains, and successfully pushed the city to ban smoking in restaurants and government buildings.