December 6, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes Appointed to Serve on the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Los Angeles City Councilman Ed P. Reyes

Mayor James Hahn has appointed Los Angeles City Councilman Ed Reyes to fill a spot left vacant on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Board of Directors by the resignation of LA Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa.

Reyes follows Council members Tom LaBonge and Martin Ludlow as Hahn's appointees to the Board.

"I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to serve as one of the Mayor's appointees to the MTA Board," said Reyes. "Moreover, I look forward to working with my fellow Board members to help create safe, affordable and efficient methods of transportation for many diverse communities of the County of Los Angeles."

Reyes, a native of Los Angeles, grew up in the Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park neighborhoods. He attended UCLA where he earned a Bachelors Degree in English and a Masters Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning.

"I am pleased to welcome Councilmember Reyes to the MTA Board," said Mayor Hahn. "Ed shares my goal of providing efficient, affordable and effective mass transit to the residents of Los Angeles. He understands that no big city can truly offer economic opportunity to its residents without also providing a great public transportation network."

Reyes lives in the Mount Washington neighborhood with his wife, Martha, and children, Natalie, Eddie Jr., Adan and Angel. His appointment to the Board was made on Dec. 3.

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