The Measure M sales tax approved by Los Angeles County voters in 2016 requires some local jurisdictions to contribute three percent of the cost of new rail projects. The Metro Board of Directors in 2017 adopted guidelines on how to implement this requirement. In February 2023, the Metro Board adopted several [continue reading]
You probably heard the announcement earlier this hour by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: an agreement has been reached with the International Olympics Committee for our region to host the [continue reading]
[scribd id=341419763 key=key-xNWIP2SsWQoSvCb8dDZG mode=scroll] [scribd id=341419765 key=key-m42QUErvgJESMBOSnd6y mode=scroll] [scribd id=341419762 key=key-fTMWSHjwRR4YcQWmZI0S mode=scroll] First, a reminder: Metro is still taking applications for those who want to serve on the Measure M Taxpayer Oversight Committee. Please see this post for more info and how to apply. Measure R — the half-cent sales [continue reading]
This was my seventh year at the agency and, by far, 2016 was the busiest. I usually like to put the end-of-the-year highlights in chronological order but I think four [continue reading]
Department of Countdowns: It’s about 154 hours until Election Day, but it’s feeling more like 127 hours if you know what I mean. Things to read whilst transiting: what [continue reading]
Things to read whilst transiting: I love this. The Chicago Cubs have had to yank an offer that would have allowed Chicago aldermen — their equivalent to a City Council — to purchase World Series tickets at face value. Why anyone thought that passed the ethical smell test is beyond [continue reading]
Hey Dodgers 1: Follow the Sparks lead… Cutting down the nets! 2016 WNBA Champions! #WeRise #ComeWatchUsWork #GoSparks pic.twitter.com/t0lBt5yZF4 — Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) October 21, 2016 Hey Dodgers 2: If all goes as planned, the Dodger Stadium Express returns to service for Games 3 and 4 of the World Series [continue reading]
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/telephone-town-hall-measure-m-10-12-16 https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/telephone-town-hall-measure-m-10-12-16-spanish Don’t fear if you missed last night’s Telephone Town Hall on Metro’s sales tax ballot measure. There is another next Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Here’s the info on participating: Thirty thousand registered voters will be called, at random, through an automated system and invited [continue reading]
Metro Board Member Ara Najarian joined officials from the city of Santa Clarita to celebrate the opening of the Golden Valley Bridge Widening Project and naming of the bridge to honor [continue reading]
[scribd id=326408764 key=key-ktIZm11s26akU28mhZYh mode=scroll] Above is the latest update on construction of the Purple Line Extension’s first section between Wilshire/Western and the future Wilshire/La Cienega Station in Beverly Hills. There [continue reading]
