Metro Board Votes to Study Free Transit for LAUSD Students
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The Metro board approved a motion to study free student transit - initially for LAUSD students, then also countywide.
Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Ara Najarian
#Damien Talks SGV 1: Ara Najarian, Bike SGV, and a Look Ahead
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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
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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
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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 […]
Najarian Effort to Retain Metro Board Seat about to Commence
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(Update: It turns out that unless the Najarian nomination is rejected by a majority in a weighted vote by the City Selection Committee, that no action is required by North County Cities earlier today. While the Committee didn’t confirm his nomination, it didn’t reject it either. This wasn’t announced until today at the meeting, with […]
Najarian Metro Board Seat in Danger Over Opposition to 710 Big Dig
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(The original version of the story stated that the League of Cities selects the Metro Board Members. Dana Gabbard points out it is actually The City Selection Committee. The CSC is not a subsidiary of the League of California Cities, Los Angeles Division. Its authority is Sections 50270 through 50281 of the Government Code, and it is administered […]