Josef “Joe” Bray-Ali was born and raised in Los Angeles and currently resides in Lincoln Heights with his wife and young daughter. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara, Joe worked as a field deputy for California state assemblymember Rudy Bermudez.

He has served on the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council and has worked in the real estate construction industry as a project manager. He founded a community repair co-operative, the Bike Oven, and owns a small local business, the Flying Pigeon LA bike shop.

Joe has been on the forefront advocating for safe streets for over a decade in North East Los Angeles; most recently with the ‘Figueroa For All’ campaign to bring pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements to the North Figueroa corridor. Read more about Joe and his campaign for safe streets and strong neighborhoods in City Council District 1.