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Saturday Is a Two for One Day for Transit Advocates

By Dana Gabbard | May 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

This Saturday, May 15th, the Bus Riders Union will hold its monthly meeting at Immanuel Presbyterian Church (3300 Wilshire Blvd. #1200 — two blocks west of Vermont) starting at 10 A.M. While the BRU has their meeting on the 3rd Saturday of the month, Southern California Transit Advocates normally holds its meeting on the 2nd […]

The History Thats Led Us to This Weekend’s Special Metro Board Meeting

By Dana Gabbard | May 4, 2010 | 8 Comments

Photo: biofriendly/Flickr (Everyone knows that Dana is one of the Board members for the Southern California Transit Advocates, right? Good. – DN) May 24, 2007 the Metro Board held a public hearing to consider what the agency termed euphemistically "fare restructuring". Tumultuous is word that best captures what the six hours of public hearing held in the Metro […]

High Speed Rail Project Has Mojo, But Expect a Bumpy Trip

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 27, 2010 | 5 Comments

Image: Metro.net In perhaps the strongest sign yet of just how politically potent the statewide high speed rail project has become, a bid by a Republican Assemblywoman to squelch the project has fallen flat (Assembly Bill 2121) and as a face-saving move the bill has been amended to merely mandate the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) submit funding […]

Tomorrow’s SO.CA.TA. Meeting: Ask Denny Zane Your 30 in 10 Questions

By Dana Gabbard | Apr 9, 2010 | 3 Comments

Zane at the Time to Move L.A. Conference in January 2008 There seems real buzz for the 30 in 10 concept, even in policy circles back in D.C. Saturday the architect of Measure R and the mind behind "30 in 10", Move LA Executive Director Denny Zane, will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of Southern California Transit […]

Activists Respond to DASH Cuts and Hikes. LADOT Schedules Public Hearings

By Damien Newton | Jan 20, 2010 | 5 Comments

Photo:Tingwananpar/Flickr As the Los Angeles Department of Transportation prepares for five public hearings next month and in early March, activists are responding to their proposed series of cuts and fare hikes that will close the city’s budget hole…at least when it comes to it’s transit services. Unlike the reaction we saw two years ago when […]

SO.CA.TA Wants Your Help Gathering Signatures to Get Transit Protections on the Ballot

By Dana Gabbard | Jan 15, 2010 | 7 Comments

Help put our money where his mouth is. Sick of transit funding being stolen by the state and want to do something about it? You can help gather signatures for placing on the November ballot the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Act. A packet of petitions can be requested via this online form. They […]

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