Transportation
A Sobering Ride On Line 420
Los Angeles Daily News
Veteran driver Jeff Herman is no stranger to the violent, bizarre twists of MTA Line 420, but the encounter with the armed man three years ago seems as vivid as yesterday’s shift.
Caltrans Missed Safety Deadline
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Faulty MTA Radios Called Safety Risk
Los Angeles Daily News
From the neon-lighted stations of the downtown subway to the bus routes
Freeway Work: A Perilous Paycheck
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Homes Owned By Caltrans Not Kept Up, Records Show
Los Angeles Times
About 100 acquired for freeway extension aren’t in shape to be rented.
Metro Rail Cost-Overrun Tab Adds To City Hall Fiscal Woes
Los Angeles Business Journal
City already owes at least $100 million to LACTC
Money Train
LA CityBeat
Why would a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma come to L.A. to raise money?
Moving Down The Road
Pasadena Weekly
Caltrans’ 700,000 square-foot tower owes its existence to earthquakes, union muscle, and a tincture of politics.
MTA Spent Big To Sugarcoat Tunneling
Los Angeles Daily News
Critics say humbug to mitigation effort
No Exit
Pasadena Weekly
Once stately properties that Caltrans bought 30 years ago to complete the still unfinished Long Beach Freeway stand as a testament of neglect by one of the most powerful agencies in California
Paper Trail Led to MTA Manager
Los Angeles Daily News
Contractor bills aroused suspicion of kickbacks; Sesay await sentence.
Problems Pile Up Along Metroline
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Report reveals 2,835 labor violations, lax supervision in new subway
Some MTA Drivers Get Physical
Los Angeles Daily News
Attacks on riders not always punished
Subway Tunnel Walls At Risk, Report Warns
Los Angeles Daily News
MTA officials say water-damage threat small
The Untouchables- Corridor of Shame
Pasadena Weekly
Slumlord Caltrans uses legal immunity to hold tenants and city at bay as long-needed repairs to homes the agency owns along the proposed 710 Freeway route drag on
Transit Commision Auditors Cast Eagle Eye On Tutor’s Costs
Los Angeles Business Journal
Los Angeles County Transportation Commission auditors are questioning tens of thousands...
Tunnel Visions – Corridor of Shame
Pasadena Weekly
Caltrans may dig deep to find a way out of its 710 Freeway extension debacle