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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2024
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez demands Metro accountability:
Introduces Motion for LAPD and Metro Ambassador Services
to report to Public Safety Committee
Los Angeles, CA - Today, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez introduced a motion to request the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to report to the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on the crime statistics on Metro trains, buses, platforms and at stations from 2017 to current time, including the demographic breakdown of all victims.
The motion also requested for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Police Department to report to the City Council's Public Safety Committee on the scale of deployment and role of Metro’s Ambassador program and how it interacts and intersects with the LAPD and any other relevant law enforcement agencies to respond to calls for service from riders and transit operators including bus operators.
"Metro riders and transit operators are hard working individuals, who rely on public transit to make an honest living. A public transit system not grounded in providing a safe environment for both its riders and operators is not a functional transit system. As Public Safety Chair and a Councilmember that represents a community that continues to wait in line for Metro’s investments into the East San Fernando Valley, I introduced this motion to begin inserting our communities into the conversation and to demand a safer system that prioritizes their needs and experience.
The current board composition lacks the geographic and ethnic representation aligned with the ridership. Representing a community that relies on this system because they have no alternative, I am calling on Metro’s public safety responders to report to the Council. Metro is a public agency funded by taxpayers and needs to answer how they will increase public safety and accountability for its users." says Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez.
This motion is next to be considered by the Public Safety Committee.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Dario Molina dario@the3collective.com
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