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WHEREAS, Aja Brown grew up in Altadena, California with her fraternal twin brother and raised by her mother, Brenda Jackson, as a single parent. She attended the University of Southern California and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Public Policy and Urban Planning. In the next year, she received her Master's degree in Urban Planning with a concentration in economic development; and,
WHEREAS, In 2006, Mayor Brown began working for the City of Inglewood as an urban planner; In 2009 she began working for the City of Compton's Redevelopment Agency as a Redevelopment Project Manager where she created and implemented Compton's Apprentice Program designed to create jobs for local residents on city-funded or assisted capital improvements projects; and,
WHEREAS, In 2013, she ran for Mayor of Compton, beating out a pool of 13 candidates which included the former mayor and won by receiving 65.3% of the citizen's vote. She was sworn into office on July 2, 2013; and,
WHEREAS, Mayor Brown's “Vision for Compton” is organized around 12 key points that focus on family, quality of life and economic development; Brown is a strategic visionary focused on progress and has built a legacy of developing and implementing public policies to facilitate guided growth and protect community assets; and,
WHEREAS, Since her induction, Mayor Brown has made major strides towards improving the quality of life for Compton residents and stakeholders alike; Mayor Brown has launched several community initiatives including the “Compton Community Policing Task Force” the “Mayor's Monthly Clean-up,” “Coffee with the Mayor” and “We Run Compton,” which focus on promoting public safety, beautification, transparency and health; Mayor Brown has also introduced a First Source Hiring Agreement that will improve the City's employment rate and provide incentives for development; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recogn...
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