Recent Streetsblog LA posts about James Butts

LAPD patrolling Metro - capture from 2017 Metro video

Sheriff Villanueva Is Opposing Metro’s Slow Moves Toward Transit Policing Reform

By Joe Linton | Nov 23, 2021 | No Comments

Metro transit policing will be on next week's board meeting, though the reform process will continue to be before the board in the coming year as Metro's five-year multi-agency policing contract comes up for renewal

Metro Highway Program image via Metro presentation

Metro CEO Wiggins Moves Highway Program Under Planning – To Encourage Multimodal Projects

By Joe Linton | Nov 16, 2021 | No Comments

In order to encourage multi-modal projects, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins recently moved highway projects under the agency's department of Countywide Planning & Development.

The Metro board suspended the agency's lower 710 Freeway widening project. Image via Metro presentation

Metro Board Suspended 710 Freeway Widening, Approved: Budget, Fareless, and Bus Rapid Transit

By Joe Linton | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

710 widening suspended, Fareless transit pilot approved, $8B FY22 budget approved, and Colorado Blvd route selected for Eagle Rock BRT

With little notice, Metro stranded riders on Saturday. Metro buses were instead used to transport detained protestors.

Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees

By Joe Linton | Jun 2, 2020 | No Comments

By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership

Breaking: Southwest Cities Vote to Replace Pam O’Connor with Inglewood’s James Butts on Metro Board

By Damien Newton | Dec 11, 2014 | 27 Comments

Earlier this morning, the “Southwest Corridor” cities voted for a new official to represent them on the Metro Board of Directors, replacing Santa Monica Councilwoman Pam O’Connor with Inglewood Mayor James Butts. The vote needs to be ratified by the City Selection Committee when it meets in January. Assuming he is approved by the full […]