Which Way, L.A.?
The MTA Rejected
The MTA remains leaderless, after Mayor Riordan's choice for the post turns down the job. The agency faces an ongoing myriad of problems and desperately needs direction. Could -- and should -- Sacramento step in?
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readRichard Riordan: Mayor of Los Angeles Zev Yaroslavsky: Los Angeles County Supervisor, representing the 3rd District. MTA Board member John Fasana: MTA Board member and city Councilman in Duarte Eric Mann: Director, Labor community Strategy Center, which represents the bus riders union Steve Kukyendall: Republican Assemblyman from Long Beach Larry Zarian: President, Metropolitan Transit Authority Board. Mayor of Glendale Tom Hayden: Democratic State Senator from Brentwood Jule Bishop: City attorney's office senior attorney on the 18th Street gang injunction case. Paul Lewis: Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California.
