Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Ara Najarian

Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra - via Dutra website

County Committee: Dutra Appointment to Metro Board Not Ratified, Sandoval and Najarian Approved

By Joe Linton | Jan 25, 2021 | No Comments

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia remains on the Metro board indefinitely, while the Gateway sub-region will need to meet again to recommend a new representative, which could be Fernando Dutra again.

605 Freeway Corridor Improvement Project map - via Metro

Metro Board Unanimously Approves Motion to Delay 605/5 Freeway Widening and Instead Study Alternatives

By Joe Linton | Oct 22, 2020 | No Comments

Metro's Board sends a strong rebuke to Metro's Highway Program

The Metro board is pushing to provide free transit for LAUSD and other students. Photo via Metro student pass webpage

Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students

By Joe Linton | Jan 23, 2020 | No Comments

The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.

#Damien Talks SGV 1: Ara Najarian, Bike SGV, and a Look Ahead

By Damien Newton | Jan 11, 2016 | No Comments

Welcome to the first #DamienTalks of 2016, a public affairs podcast focused on interviewing the people that create and advocate for sustainable transportation in the San Gabriel Valley. For those of you just joining us, #DamienTalks has been broadcast on Streetsblog California for over a year, but we’ve received advertising support to do a bi-weekly […]

It’s Official: Metro Will Have Ara Najarian to Kick Around for Awhile

By Damien Newton | Mar 8, 2013 | 7 Comments

The long process of reconfirming Ara Najarian to the Metro Board of Directors has come to an end with the Glendale City Councilman still standing. Flying in the face of tradition, a group of cities that support the 710 Big Dig Project, allegedly at the direction of Supervisor Mike Antonovich, attempted to squash Najarian’s nomination […]

Congressman Weighs in on Metro Board Nomination: Keep Najarian

By Damien Newton | Jan 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

In the odd drama over whether or not Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian will be reappointed to the Metro Board of Directors, there are a lot of conspiracy theories. Some, including the Councilman, believe that Supervisor Mike Antonovich is using Alhambra Mayor Barbara Messina and Duarte City Council Member John Fasana to wage a proxy war […]

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