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Subregion Elects Santa Clarita’s Patsy Ayala To Metro Board, Pending Final County Approval
The North County and San Fernando Valley subregion is selecting their replacement for retiring Glendale Councilmember Ara Najarian. Today the selection committee chose Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Patsy Ayala over Lancaster Vice Mayor Lauren Hughes-Leslie.
August 26, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Spring/Alameda Bikeway Construction
LADOT is adding a 1.2-mile of new protected bike lanes, connecting cyclists to Union Station and L.A. State Historic Park
August 24, 2026
Deadly Forest Lawn Crash Reinforces Push for Safety Improvements Paused by Mayor Bass
Three years into Councilmember Raman's push for a safer Forest Lawn Drive, Mayor Bass anticipates a new design - without eliminating car lanes but with "signal modifications" - will be "forthcoming... very soon.”
August 21, 2026
Viral Pothole Video Madness Shows How L.A. is Failing its Streets
How not to maintain streets - a parable told in eight short videos
August 19, 2026
Selection Committee Fails to Approve Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs for Metro Board
Cities throughout L.A. County rejected Gibbs appointment to the Metro Board. The decision sends the appointment back to the North County and San Fernando Valley subregion.
July 30, 2026
Metro Board July 2026 Recap: Open Streets Funding, Governance, Freeway Expansion, and More
It took more than half a year for Metro to approve an additional $1 million for CicLAvia-type events. Other board actions on freeway widening, governance, Pacoima Metrolink, workforce housing, Olympics, and more.
July 23, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass Outlines Her Metro Agenda including Fare Free Transit, Bus Lanes
Bass faintly echoes Mamdani's "free fast buses" but after three and a half years of mostly Bass inaction at Metro, her election year conversion sounds tepid and unconvincing
July 23, 2026
Metro Board to Consider Approving $100 Million for Freeway Expansion
Next week the Metro board will vote on $100M+ worth of freeway expansion, mainly for widening the 91 Freeway in North Long Beach, Artesia and Cerritos
July 17, 2026
Santa Clarita Councilmember Jason Gibbs Elected to Metro Board
Pending one final county approval, Gibbs will replace outgoing Glendale City Councilmember Ara Najarian in representing the cities of North L.A. County and the San Fernando Valley
July 15, 2026
Eyes on the Street: Progress on Chandler Center-Running Bike Lanes
LADOT's $7 million 3 mile revamp of existing Chandler bike lanes extends west of the North Hollywood Metro B/G Line Station to Coldwater Canyon Avenue
July 13, 2026
