Local News in Brief : Traffic Chief to Retire
Donald R. Howery, who has grappled in a mostly losing battle with Los Angeles traffic since 1979, will retire next month from his post as general manager of the city Transportation Department.
Howery, who has worked for the city in a variety of posts since 1948, was deputy city engineer when Mayor Tom Bradley tapped him to be the top traffic man in January, 1979.
Bradley, in a communication from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he is on a trade mission, said Tuesday that when Howery retires Dec. 22, “the City of Los Angeles will lose one of its most effective, capable and dedicated general managers. . . . “
The mayor’s office did not disclose any plans for a replacement.
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