Metro Public Safety Measures are Having a Real Impact
July 10, 2024
The need to improve public safety on all aspects of the Metro lines has been a major topic of conversation for several months now.
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
- 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
- Student Athlete of the Week: Koa Seymour
- Where Art Meets Purpose: The Dancing Odyssey of Dwight Rhoden
Transit
L.A. Metro CEO Phillip Washington To Step Down In May
February 4, 2021
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Phillip A. Washington is stepping down after six years at the helm of the transit agency, it was announced today. Washington informed the Metro board, headed by Mayor Eric Garcetti, that he does not plan to seek a new contract or extend his current contract, which expires in May.
NextGen Bus Plan to Improve Transit System
January 16, 2020
Metro held online briefing to explain new initiative to change bus services throughout L.A. County
Slaughter Appointed to African American Mayors Association’s Business Council
August 22, 2019
Kimberly Slaughter is responsible for collaborating with the firm’s regional, division and office leadership
Assemblymember Holden’s Transit Pass Program for Students Passes Assembly Floor
May 31, 2018
Assemblymember Holden authored a similar bill that would have created a statewide pilot transportation pass program but was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown citing a lack of data
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.
Congresswoman Waters Congratulates Metro upon Receipt of $10.5 Million Federal Grant for New Buses in the South Bay
September 14, 2016
Congresswoman Maxine Waters congratulated Metro for receiving a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the purchase of new buses
Community Forum Speaks To Metro CEO About Concerns, Issues
June 22, 2016
Transit, gentrification & local hire were the topics at structured South L.A. forum with Metro CEO