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Councilman Pedro Espinal
Councilman Pedro Espinal was first elected to the Providence City Council in 2019. He represents the residents of Ward 10, which includes the Washington Park and Lower South Providence neighborhoods. Espinal currently serves as the Majority Leader and is the Chair of the Committee on Ordinances and Vice-Chair of the Housing Crisis Task Force. He is also a member of the Committee on City Property, the Committee on Claims and Pending Suits, Committee on Public Works, and the Special Committee on Environment and Resiliency. Espinal is also a member of the Providence Redevelopment Agency. Espinal has spent his life investing in real estate and creating affordable housing for his neighbors.
Ward 10: Lower South Providence & Washington Park
Recent News
City Councilors Call on the City of Providence to Transform into an Anti-Racist Institution
By investing and supporting in structures, programs, and policies that align with the Just Providence Framework and the City’s Climate Justice Plan Councilwomen Helen Anthony (Ward 2) and Nirva LaFortune (Ward 3), along with co-sponsors Councilors Rachel Miller (Ward...
Councilor David A. Salvatore Introduces an Amendment to the Code of Ordinance to Set Street Sweeping and Sidewalk Sweeping Schedule for the City of Providence
At tonight’s City Council meeting, Councilor David A. Salvatore (Ward 14) introduced an amendment to the Code of Ordinance, along with co-sponsors President Pro Tempore Michael Correia (Ward 6), Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10), Councilwoman Nirva LaFortune (Ward...
City Council President Sabina Matos Calls on City Departments to Create Security Deposit Assistance Program
Tonight City Council President Sabina Matos (Ward 15) along with co-sponsor Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) will be introducing a resolution at the City Council meeting calling on the Department of Planning and Development and the Department of Inspection and...
City Council’s URRP Committee Approves Renaming the Providence Pedestrian Bridge in Memory of Michael S. Van Leesten
Providence City Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning Today Voted to Rename the Providence Pedestrian Bridge in Memory of Local Civil Rights Advocate Michael S. Van Leesten This afternoon Deputy Majority Leader Mary Kay Harris (Ward 11) and...
Councilman Espinal Proposes Resolution Urging State to Distribute PPE to Individuals that Test Positive for COVID-19
Councilman Pedro Espinal (Ward 10) introduced a resolution at tonight’s City Council meeting urging the State of Rhode Island to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to any individual who tests positive for COVID-19. Additionally the resolution urges the State...
City Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning Tonight Passed a Second Round of Community Block Development Grants to Assist Local Agencies in the Fight Against COVID-19
Tonight, the City Council’s Committee on Urban Redevelopment, Renewal, and Planning (URRP) passed a second round of Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) Funding to help local agencies in the fight against COVID-19. “This evening the URRP Committee ensured that 33...
