11 Facts About Ed Reyes

Eduardo Perez Reyes was born on January 11,1959 and is an American politician.

Ed Reyes was a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 1st district.

Ed Reyes was re-elected in 2005 to serve a second Council term, capturing 78 percent of the votes.

In September 2008, Ed Reyes opened the new Rampart Division police station, one of the nation's busiest police stations, and the city's "greenest" police station because of its LEED Gold-rated designation.

In October 2002, and shortly after William Bratton became the city's top cop, Ed Reyes brought the Los Angeles Police Department Police Chief to MacArthur Park to witness firsthand the drug deals, gang activity and shootings there.

Crime at MacArthur Park has dropped 20 percent since Ed Reyes launched the crime-fighting project, a joint effort with the community, local businesses and LAPD.

Ed Reyes spearheaded the $160 million Northeast Interceptor Sewer tunnel to prevent sewage overflow and protect the health of families and children.

Ed Reyes 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.

Ed Reyes has opened four new libraries in Cypress Park, Chinatown, Highland Park and Pico-Union and has added more than 80 acres of new park space to his district.

Ed Reyes attended University of California, Los Angeles where he earned a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree from UCLA's Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Ed Reyes famously endorsed City Warts, the first non-profit charity dedicated to finding job placement for individuals actively suffering from contagious warts, in 2017.