GLAAACC Presents Transportation Transformation Town Hall Meeting
October 25, 2018
Minority and Small businesses can benefit from multi-billion-dollar transportation projects
Breaking News
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- Chargers Thwart Divisional Foe on Thursday Night
- No. 18 UCLA Men’s Basketball Defeats Prairie View A&M 111-75
- Athletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
- Cal, UNLV Inspire La Tijera Students at Day of Play
Metro
LA Metro Proud to Celebrate the Past, Present and Future With Taste of Soul
October 11, 2018
Metro again welcomes the community to the 13th annual Taste of Soul Family Festival, hosted by the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper and Danny Bakewell Sr.
Quintin Primo, Owner of One of the Largest Black Private Equity Firms in the Country Talks Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Master Plan and Reaching Success
September 13, 2018
This month, Primo spoke with the L.A. Sentinel to discuss the recent developments at his firm, Capri Investment Group, and how he continues to successfully run one of the largest Black private equity firms in the country!
Metro to Deploy Portable Passenger Screening Tech to Detect Concealed Weapons
August 16, 2018
Metro announced today that it partnered with the Transportation Security Administration to deploy advanced portable passenger screening technology to help detect weapons and explosive devices that passengers may carry onto the transit system’s trains and buses.
Crenshaw Boulevard Restoration Work Could Begin as Early as June 15
June 4, 2018
After four years of construction work on the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s three underground stations, work to restore and improve Crenshaw Boulevard could begin as early as June 15. The work will require three separate closures of parts of Crenshaw Boulevard between 48th Street and Exposition Boulevard.
“How to Pass a Mega Transportation Measure” L.A. Metro Shares Keys to Success of Measure M Vote
May 31, 2018
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) today released a new report titled “How to Pass a Mega Transportation Measure” to provide lessons learned to transportation agencies and other stakeholders considering pursuit of a ballot measure to increase local transportation funding.
LACI Launches Landmark Partnership to Accelerate Regional Transportation Electrification and Statewide Zero-Emissions Goods Movement by 2028
May 31, 2018
Partners Commit to Develop Zero-Emissions 2028 Roadmap to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution
Watt Companies and West Angeles CDC host community workshop
May 3, 2018
LA Metro and their partners, Watt Companies and West Angeles Community Development Corporation (CDC) lead a spirited yet tough ‘community workshop’ that turned into a town hall meeting with a group of diverse leaders and residents on Thursday at the West Angeles Church Crystal room.
Mayor Garcetti Delivers Fifth State of the City Address
April 16, 2018
Mayor Garcetti touches upon the most salient and pressing issues facing Los Angeles in his State of the City Address.
5 Metro Green Line Stations to Reopen Ahead of Schedule
April 5, 2018
The reopened stations are Aviation/LAX, Mariposa, El Segundo, Douglas and Redondo Beach.
MTA CEO Phil Washington Says “Accountability, Safety & Respect for Our Riders Is A Must”
February 1, 2018
Metro CEO calls for investigation of LAPD’s handling of woman removed from subway and encourages de-escalation of confrontational situations as much as possible.
Metro statement on video of young woman being removed by police from subway vehicle
January 30, 2018
As Metro continues to work with our partners at the Los Angeles Police Department on the investigation of a young woman being forcibly removed from a Metro subway train yesterday, I want to be clear about my position: We want our Customer Code of Conduct rules enforced, but I’m disappointed at the way the situation escalated.
Green Line Stations Out of Commission until April
December 21, 2017
According to Metro, the contractor building the Crenshaw/LAX line will begin making infrastructure connections between the new route and the Green Line
Metro Implements Service Enhancements Effective Sunday, Dec. 10
December 4, 2017
In addition, the Metro Gold Line from East Los Angeles to Azusa will begin operating more three-car trains in the morning and afternoon peak hours to increase capacity and ease overcrowding
Go Metro to Taste of Soul 2017 to Enjoy Delicious Food, Live Music and Local Crafts
October 19, 2017
Festival-goers can take the Metro Expo Line to the Expo/Crenshaw Station