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LA Metro is looking to buy up 80 properties to make way for a light-rail line in the east San Fernando Valley

> Caltrans has relinquished full ownership of the 50-plus acres, known as the North 710 Stub, back to the City of Pasadena. This action presents a new opportunity for the City of Pasadena to repurpose

> Caltrans has relinquished the 50-plus acres, known as the North 710 Stub, back to the City of Pasadena. This presents a new opportunity for the City of Pasadena to reintegrate the stub into

And Republicans find an enthusiasm edge in the Virginia governor race.

Print The head of Los Angeles County’s transportation agency is leaving in May after a six-year tenure that helped lay the groundwork for an ambitious expansion of the local rail network. Phil Washington told Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, in a letter Wednesday that he would not seek to extend his contract. Washington wrote that he will leave with “mixed emotions,” including pride that he is leaving the county “better than...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA L.A. Metro’s Phil Washington stepping down; CEO expanded rail but saw bus ridership decline continue [Los Angeles Times] The head of Los Angeles County’s transportation agency is leaving in May after a six-year tenure that helped lay the groundwork for an ambitious expansion of the local rail network. Phil Washington told Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, in a letter Wednesday that he would not seek t...