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Jan Perry has been a leader in keeping our city out of bankruptcy, making the hard fiscal decisions necessary to keep Los Angeles afloat. Despite intense pressure to maintain the status quo, Jan prioritizes the long‐term health of our city over short‐term political expediency;

Perry authored Measure P, which voters passed overwhelmingly in March 2011, to ensure that our city reserves are adequately funded and available for emergencies; In 2004, Perry co‐authored Proposition O, an initiative that improves every neighborhood in Los Angeles by capturing, cleaning, and recycling storm water run‐off, funding watershed projects throughout the city, and improving the quality of our coast, rivers, and drinking water;

The projects Perry has championed as a member of the city council have created 90,000 new jobs, $15 billion in investment, $40 million in new city tax revenue; Perry has directed more than $100 million to build new parks and improve existing ones. She is extremely proud to have built the first man‐made wetlands in the entire nation, with a second nine‐acre park opening later this year; Perry worked hard with local nonprofits on food policy initiatives and opened the first farmer’s market in South L.A. She worked with a coalition of schools and parks to develop nutritional guidelines as part of children’s park programs;

Perry introduced and worked hard to pass the Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance, which requires city‐funded public works projects to hire workers from local neighborhoods, hire unemployed and underemployed workers, and utilize apprenticeship programs to provide young people with a career path for a successful future; Perry developed the strategies and formed a coalition with experienced affordable housing developers to create over 4,000 new units of affordable housing for the homeless, families and seniors. There are nearly 1,000 new housing units in the pipeline for chronically homeless individuals and persons living with disabilities. Many of these critical developments provide the necessary support services, including onsite job placement, health and mental health care and child care services to assist residents;

Perry has served on the Exposition Light Rail Construction Authority, a project that when complete will provide affordable, clean public transportation from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. This line will reduce traffic, improve our air quality, connect communities and provide and affordable alternative to cars; Perry has initiated historic preservation designations to preserve and celebrate Little Tokyo, Vermont Square, and the Central Avenue Residential Community to ensure that these neighborhoods continue to preserve their legacy as historic communities, and their rich cultural history;