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Ed Edelman, crusading L.A. County supervisor, dead at 85
Los Angeles Times ^ | September 12, 2016 | Jocelyn Y. Stewart

Posted on 09/13/2016 1:06:07 PM PDT by EveningStar

Ed Edelman, the longtime Los Angeles County supervisor whose crusading policymaking influenced many aspects of local life including child welfare, health services and environmental preservation, has died. He was 85.

During his 20 years on the Board of Supervisors, Edelman championed efforts to improve the way county government treated its most vulnerable citizens while also fighting to protects parts of the Santa Monica Mountains from development.

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