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REPARATIONS COMMISSION  TO HOST VIRTUAL EVENT 

The city’s seven-member Reparations Advisory Commission will host a public meeting this Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m. “Homecoming,” a virtual event, calls together Black Angelenos to share their stories of systemic racism and learn about the reparations pilot program to be developed in the city. Mayor Eric Garcetti first announced the creation of the Commission, which is a part of the LA Civil Rights Department, in 2021. 

City Officials Announce Completion of Bike Lane Inspection Pilot Program Using Electric Bikes 

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmembers Paul Krekorian (District 2) and Bob Blumenfield (District 3) and Board of Public Works Vice President Teresa Villegas joined StreetsLA (Bureau of Street Services) yesterday in North Hollywood to announce the completion of a pilot program of inspecting the pavement condition of the City’s bike lane network by using electric bikes.

LA Metro Board Approves Free Transit Pilot Program for Students

K-12 students and community college students in Los Angeles County will be able to ride Metro for free under a 23-month pilot program approved by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors today. Metro currently offers fare discounts to people who make $39,450 a year or less, people age 62 and older, veterans and people with disabilities, K- 12 students and people in college or vocational school.