Posted by Shawn Steel at 12:00 am on Apr 02, 2007 Comments Off on LA councilman fights good jobs
Ed Reyes represents the First LA Council District which
encompasses the north and west of City Hall. It’s a major gang
infested region, with legions of illegal immigrants, dilapidated
housing and the birthplace of the unusually savage Mara
SalvatruchaSalvadorian gangfrom the Pico Union
neighborhood.
First elected in April 2001, Mr. Reyes has witnessed increased
gang control, failing schools with the ‘misery index’ increasing
for its residents.
So it should have come as miracle news that the Rotem Co, a
subsidiary of Hyundai Automotive Group, wants to least he
Union pacific owned facility in Taylor Yard to assembly high-tech
rail cars under a $305 million Metrolink contract. Rotem officials
claim over 200 jobs with annual salaries of $40,000 to $ 80,000
each would be created for as long as five years.
The Daily Breeze in a remarkable piece of journalism,
written by Beth Barrett, exposed Mr. Reyes interference with this
job creating prospect. The Breezereported that when Reyes was
approachedby project leaders he informed them " they don’t
need jobs in the area and they want to see a park developed and
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