Last Friday. we achieved a City Council resolution that urges a public hearing for the MTA fare hikes.  Sunyoung put the gears in motion in the meeting she led with Councilmembers Rosendahl and La Bonge, both members of the council's Transportation Committee.

The resolution acknowledges the economic hardship that the fare increases would impose on working-class riders:

WHEREAS, the economic situation for transit riders in Los Angeles County has changeddramatically since 2007 and a fare increase on July 1, 2010 could have significant impacts on the daily lives of many riders, especially those who are transit dependent and low income; and ...

Full text of the resolution is attached.