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‘Mr. Los Angeles' and Longtime City Councilman Tom LaBonge Dies at Age 67 Staff Reports © Bloomberg via Getty Images Los Angeles Councilman Tom LaBonge poses for a photo in Griffith Park in Los Angeles June 20, 2007. Long-time Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, known as Mr. Los Angeles because of his enthusiasm for a city he served for nearly 40 years, died Thursday at age 67, according to his son, Thomas LaBonge.  Thomas LaBonge told NBCLA Thursday night that the family still did not know what caused the former councilman's death. LaBonge represented the 4th Distri...

Long-time Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge passed away Thursday according to his son, Thomas LaBonge.

'Mr. Los Angeles,' former LA councilman Tom LaBonge dead at 67 Published  Longtime Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge died Thursday at age 67. LOS ANGELES - Former colleagues shared fond memories Friday of longtime Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who died Thursday at age 67. LaBonge — known as Mr. Los Angeles for his knowledge of and love of the city —represented the Fourth District from 2001-15. The district includes Koreatown, Mid-Wilshire, the Miracle Mile, Fairfax District and much of Hollywood, Silver Lake, Los Feliz and Griffith Park. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who represe...

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge adored Los Angeles. The 39-year veteran of City Hall regularly asked Angelenos to name their favorite L.A. buildings. He handed out calendars featuring his photographs of the city and loaves of pumpkin bread baked by local nuns. He was a champion of Griffith Park, hiking there every day, and worked to expand its size by hundreds of acres. When voters considered breaking up the city into two or three pieces, LaBonge made clear he was passionately opposed. If secession were approved, “the sun would rise and all the other things would happen,” L...

By Emily Henderson and Libby Denkmann Former L.A. City Councilman Tom LaBonge, known as "Mr. Los Angeles" for his knowledge of and love of the city, has died at age 67. "Nobody loved this city more than Tom LaBonge and I don't know if anyone ever will," L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn said of LaBonge in a tweet. "May my dear friend rest in peace." LaBonge represented the 4th District from 2001 to 2015, when he was termed out. By then, he had worked for the city for nearly 40 years. Before running for office, he worked as a field representative or council aide to Councilmember Peggy Stevens...