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Homeless Count 2020: Depressing but Not Surprising Rise in Number of Homeless
Housing Authority blames racism, lack of affordable housing
June 12, 2020
Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunneling Resulting in Cost Overrun
Near the La Brea Tar Pits, Westside Purple Line tunneling has been hitting methane pockets which force evacuation of workers
June 11, 2020
Some New Details on New Bus Lanes and Bike Lanes Coming to Downtown L.A.
LADOT and Metro are adding needed bus and bike lanes on 5th and 6th Streets, with construction starting next week. But some say the bike lanes don't go far enough.
June 11, 2020
San Gabriel Valley Residents Show Support for Black Lives Matter in Multi-City Demonstrations
Protests have taken place in West Covina, Whittier, Alhambra, Pasadena, Monrovia, Montebello, Pomona, El Monte, Walnut, and Sierra Madre.
June 11, 2020
L.A. Cyclists Ride for Justice for George Floyd
More than a thousand cyclists, mainly Black and Latinx, commemorated the death of George Floyd via a peaceful South L.A. RIde for Justice
June 8, 2020
L.A. Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 3, 2020
Garcetti’s LAPD Protest Statements Wildly Miss the Mark
Garcetti offers platitudes and magical thinking as protestors scream to defund the police
June 2, 2020
L.A. Metro Approves Three-Month Continuing Budget
Even with $1 billion L.A. County federal CARES Act stimulus coming, Metro sees cash flow issues, cost-cutting, and delays to projects not already under construction
May 29, 2020
LA Metro Motion Proposes Cutting Fares in Half, Introducing Fare Capping
Under the motion, for at least six months during the COVID recovery, Metro would cut transit fares/pass prices in half
May 26, 2020
Metro Pursuing Disruptive Centinela Grade Separation on Nearly Complete Crenshaw Line
Do Crenshaw transit riders really need a two-year bus bridge, so more drivers can get to Inglewood's stadium?
May 21, 2020
