LA was awash in mini-parties for the last month! Reading through Alissa Walker's Torched round-up, the big theme is HEAT and SHADE! While we were roasting without enough shade at LACMA last Friday, we gave LA a B+, pretty good but room for improvement. Read more in her list below!
Alissa Walker@awalkerinla.bsky.social · last wk.One week ago this morning I woke up with a severe case of public space withdrawal. Local officials had made Los Angeles a promise: to bring the World Cup to every community. Did they succeed? Here are 39 reflections — one for each day.
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Hahn to Propose First-Ever Metro Rider Seat on Metro Board
County Supervisor & Metro Director Janice Hahn announced that she will introduce a proposal to add a dedicated Metro rider to the Metro Board of Directors, giving the people who rely on the transit system every day a direct voice in the agency's highest decision-making body.
"The Metro Board needs a Metro rider," said Hahn. "I've started riding Metro more often, and it has made me a better Metro Director—but I'm not an everyday rider. We should have someone on the dais who experiences the system day in and day out and can tell us what's working, what's not, and how our decisions affect the people who depend on our trains and buses.”
The LACMTA Board of Directors is currently composed of elected officials & representatives appointed by elected leaders representing jurisdictions across Los Angeles County. The voting membership includes the five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of the City of LA, 3 additional representatives appointed by the Mayor of LA, and 4 representatives selected through the City Selection Committee process. In addition, the Board includes one non-voting member appointed by the Governor of California.
Hahn will introduce the motion for a vote at the July 23, 2026 meeting of the full Metro Board. If approved, Metro staff would work with community advisory councils, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders to develop a transparent process for selecting a rider representative and recommend the staff and resources needed to ensure they can fully participate as a Board member.
Hahn made a pledge to ride Metro more often when she became Chair of the Metro Board in 2024. [...]
Hahn’s proposal comes while Metro is already examining the future makeup of the governing board following the passage of Measure G, which expands the Board of Supervisors from 5 members to 9.
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