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Freeway west of downtown los angeles. the problem here isnt crumbling roads. its that there are just too many cars. a fact jacob and i are painfully aware of having both grown up here. >> im somewhat optimistic because l.a. is trying to expand the subways and the light rail. have you ever been on the train in l.a.? >> i havent. i dont think of trains in l.a. >> theyre getting it done. i think when you see it for the first time, it will change your whole outlook on infrastructure. the l.a. metro ...

Shoulder a hefty chunk of the cost, but thats not all. los angeles voters also agreed to fund infrastructure projects all across the county. we were at a transportation hearing, and you were there, and you guys were advocating going to the voters and saying, we want to give you a tax, we want to propose a tax to fund infrastructure. >> this isnt a tax. this is an investment. this will be 40 years and 787,000 jobs. >> permanent sales tax? -- a permanent sales tax. the funny thing about this when ...

Los angeles voters also agreed to fund infrastructure projects all across the county. we were at a transportation hearing, and you were there, and you guys were advocating going to the voters saying we want to give you a tax. we want to propose a tax to fund infrastructure. >> this isnt a tax. this is an investment. this is 40 years and 787 million jobs. when we pulled it, the longer we said it lasted, the more people were willing to vote for it. thats the opposite of everything ive ever seen be...

Trying to expand the subways and the light rail. have you ever been on the train in l.a.? >> ive never been on the train in l.a. >> theyre getting it done. >> i dont think of trains in l.a. >> theyre getting it done. having grown up here, i think when you see it for the first time, it will actually change your whole outlook on infrastructure. the l.a. metro system, which includes the subway belowground and the light rail above, has been around for years. but it hasnt made much of an impact on tr...

In l.a.? >> i have not. >> theyre getting it done. >> i dont think of trains in l.a. >> theyre getting it done. i think when you see it for the first time, it will change your outlook on infrastructure. the l.a. metro system which includes the subway below ground and the light rail above has been around for years. but it hasnt made much of an impact on traffic. now l.a. metro is investing billions of dollars to expand and improve public transportation in time for the los angeles olympics in 2028...