Oct. 05, 1992: Reviews:Cinema TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992 Oct. 05, 1992 LYING:Everybody's Doin' It (Honest)
Time Magazine THE WEEK, Page 20 NATION ET CETERA

END OF AN ERA

He was the first black elected mayor of one of America's top three cities and has held the job for a record-breaking five terms, 19 years. But last week Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, 74 -- affectionately called "Mayor for Life" -- announced that he would not run again next June. Bradley was known as a coalition builder who opened up government to the city's diverse ethnic groups, and his departure marks the end of an era. His legacy: both the resoundingly successful 1984 Olympics as well as the devastating 1992 riots.