Christine Reed
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Christine Emerson Reed (c. 1943 – April 24, 1996) was an American politician and environmental activist.[1] She was the mayor of Santa Monica, California, from 1984 to 1986.[1] First elected to the City Council in 1975, she served for a record four terms as councilmember until she was defeated in 1990.[1] She was a moderate Republican.[1] Before becoming an elected official, she was secretary of Save Santa Monica Bay, a group that was instrumental in defeating a proposal to demolish the Santa Monica Pier and build a fake island.[2][1] A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, she had studied political science.[2]
In 1981, Reed was featured in two television commercials that aired in Minneapolis, Minnesota, criticizing Santa Monica's tough rent control laws.[3] The campaign succeeded in defeating a rent control charter amendment in Minneapolis.[3]
In November 1997, the former Lincoln Park was renamed Christine Emerson Reed Park.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Christine Reed; Ex-Santa Monica Official". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1996. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Liddick, Betty (January 28, 1973). "Santa Monica Pier–Love It or Lose It". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Holley, David (March 10, 1983). "Reruns: 1981 TV Ads Haunt Candidate on Rent Control Platform". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Dedication Ceremony for Park to Be Held Sunday". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 1998. Retrieved January 11, 2025.