By Hillel AronSee also: Measure J Transit Tax -- Too Soon? Update: Los Angeles County voters rejected Measure J, which needed 66.7% to pass, by two percentage points, 64.72 to 35.28. See next page for more. Things are not looking good for Measure J. With 33% of precincts reporting, the proposal is ... More >>
By Hillel Aron The Bus Riders Union put on one of their famous street-theater gigs the other day at Vermont Ave. and Wilshire Blvd. to protest Measure J, a proposed sales tax extension on the Los Angeles ballot that would tax all L.A. County consumers until the year 2069. The performance featured ... More >>
'Temporary' hike would last to 2068, after most current voters are dead
L.A. Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaAt the Metropolitan Transportation Authority meeting yesterday, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wasn't taking any chances that his legacy project -- Subway to the Sea, or maybe we should start calling it "Subway to Westwood" -- might somehow be, uh, dera ... More >>
L.A. Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaMetropolitan Transportation Authority staffers have recommended a route for the Westside subway extension, also known as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's legacy project called Subway to the Sea, LAist reports. Some communities will be less than please ... More >>
President Barack Obama with L.A. Mayor Antonio VillaraigosaWill President Barack Obama ask Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa about a recent Metropolitan Transportation Authority environmental impact report at a face-to-face meeting at the White House today? The one that showed Villaraig ... More >>
War of words erupts when data show tiny ridership won't help jammed L.A. or Westside
Suburbanites hold the cards in approving a countywide sales-tax increase for mass transit
Vast sums spent on West Coast mass transit haven't paid off. Now they want a tax
