Though Raman becomes just one of thirteen SCAQMD boardmembers, her presence should help to steer the agency toward a more just, more environmentally-friendly direction.
Stay tuned - probably for another decade - to find out if Metro's latest community messaging is sincere, or just another iteration of the past couple decades of lip service to a community-driven process.
Under COVID-19, fewer drivers on the road means more speeding. Cities need state speed law reforms to ensure that dangerous speeding doesn't outlast the current pandemic.