As the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority sees a change in leadership with a further emphasis on public safety, the transit department Wednesday touted a decrease in crime on its buses and trains.
During Metro’s annul State of the Agency address at Union Station, Whittier City Councilmember Fernando Dutra was announced the new head of the Metro Board of Directors. LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn passed the gavel to Dutra as the board chair serves a one-year term from July1 to June 30, rotating among the LA mayor, a county supervisor and a city selection committee member.
Dutra said he will focus on completing Metro’s major expansion projects, including the Southeast Gateway Line, the Foothill and D (Purple) Line extensions and two projects in the San Fernando Valley…