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Metro Board Will Discuss Sheriff Audit Reports and Shortcomings on Thursday
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Thursday at noon the Metro Board is holding a workshop on the recent audit of the security contract it has with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The unit of the LASD that handles the contract is known as Metro Transit Services which has an online presence on Facebook, Twitter and nixle. In 1997 […]
Metro Extends Sheriff Contract 6 Months; What’s In Metro Policing’s Future?
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Last week, the Metro Board of Directors finally took action on its repeatedly-extended, repeatedly-about-to-expire contract with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). Metro approved a $44.44 million 6-month extension of the $83 million annual contract covering policing for its entire bus and rail transportation networks. This is the eleventh modification of the contract; most of […]
Special Metro Board Workshop on Union Station Master Plan
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Special Board Workshop We will provide the Metro Board of Directors with a workshop to share what we have learned to date, familiarize them with the draft approaches that have been developed and hear their input on these approaches. We will not be making a recommendation and the Metro Board will not be making any […]
Metro Updating Fare Vending Machines, Sheriff Fare Check Devices, and App
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Metro is in the processing of updating some of its TAP (Transit Access Pass) card technology. Speaking before the Metro board of directors Finance, Budget, and Audit Committee yesterday, Metro TAP Deputy Executive Director David Sutton announced that, beginning later this month, Metro will debut its new vending machine interface. The new TVM (TAP Vending […]
Metro Board to Consider $547M Multi-Agency Transit Policing Contract
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This Thursday, Metro's Board of Directors will consider a new contract for policing the agency's transit systems. Metro staff has recommended a five-year multi-agency policing proposal totaling $547 million. The proposal would split policing between the city of Los Angeles Police Department, LASD, and the city of Long Beach Police Department:
New Metro Contract Could Be First Step To Effective Responsible Policing
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Metro's new policing contract is hopefully a first step toward effective responsible policing. For the enormous amounts of money Metro spends on policing, passengers and taxpayers deserve better.