City Treasurer Says He May Run for Controller
LOS ANGELES — J. Paul Brownridge, Los Angeles’ embattled city treasurer, announced Thursday that he will leave office in December to run for elected office, hinting that his likely course will be to campaign for city controller.
Brownridge was given a low performance rating in 1997 and has argued since that he was the victim of an unfair evaluation process. Although Brownridge did not directly blame Mayor Richard Riordan for that evaluation, he accused the mayor on Thursday of paying scant attention to the operations of the treasurer’s office.
Although Brownridge said he had not yet made up his mind about which office he’ll seek in the 2001 city elections, he listed three possibilities: controller, councilman and city attorney.
He said he considers it most likely that he will run for controller, the position for which he believes his experience as treasurer best qualifies him.
Appointed treasurer in 1991 by then-Mayor Tom Bradley, Brownridge has never before held elected office. Two other candidates, City Councilwoman Laura Chick and Deputy Mayor Noelia Rodriguez, already are exploring bids for controller.
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