Ed Reyes
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Ed P. Reyes has served on the Los Angeles City Council since April 2001. A native of Northeast Los Angeles, Councilmember Reyes represents many of the neighborhoods he grew up in including Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park.
Reyes was recently re-elected to serve a second Council term, capturing 75 percent of the votes. He continues his commitment to bringing government closer to Council District One neighborhoods, which he affectionately refers to as the "Original Suburbs." Within days of taking office, Councilmember Reyes organized town hall meetings district-wide for residents to voice concerns about safety, affordable housing, education and recreational opportunities. This effort has become a hallmark of his administration and has resulted in projects that have reduced crime, improved schools, created more jobs and expanded green space.
In response to safety concerns, Councilmember Reyes launched a lead abatement program to protect children from the dangers of lead-based paint found in pre-1979 housing. He spearheaded the $160 million Northeast Interceptor Sewer tunnel to prevent sewage overflow and protect the health of families and children.
Shortly after William Bratton became the City's top cop, Councilmember Reyes brought the LAPD Police Chief to MacArthur Park to witness firsthand the drug deals, gang activity and shootings there. That tour resulted in a targeted LAPD effort - consisting of surveillance cameras and boosted patrols -- that transformed one of the City's most blighted parks into a popular spot for family picnics and festivals. Crime at MacArthur Park has dropped 20 percent because of the crime-fighting project, which is gaining national attention. Councilmember Reyes, who is vice-chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee, has also secured funds for neighborhood clean-ups, gang prevention programs and safe route school maps.
As Chair of the City Council's Planning and Land Use Management committee, Councilmember Reyes has expanded the City's affordable housing stock. He has pushed for Adaptive Reuse, or the conversion of abandoned buildings into housing, and Residential and Accessory Services, which permits residential development in commercial zones. As chair of the Metro Gold Line Authority the Councilmember also helped ensure that the $750 million Gold Line project be completed on time and on budget.
Councilmember Reyes has opened four new libraries in Cypress Park, Chinatown, Highland Park and Pico Union and is developing more than 80 acres of new park space to his district. As chair of the Los Angeles River Ad Hoc Committee, he has brought a renewed focus to the once-ignored L. A. River and secured more than $3 million to create a neighborhood-driven plan that will include enhancing water quality, environmental protection, increasing open space and improving flood control.
Councilmember Reyes attended UCLA where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree from UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Councilmember Ed P. Reyes lives in the northeast Los Angeles community of Mount Washington with his wife of nineteen years, Martha, and his four children Natalie, Eddie Jr., Adan and Angel.
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