Amid the worst economic downturn since World War II, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is planning to increase fares for the first time in two years to help offset a $204-million gap in its operating budget for buses and rail systems.

The proposed fare hike, which will go into effect July 1, is opposed by the Bus Riders Union, which protested the planned increase Tuesday morning outside the MTA headquarters in downtown Los Angeles...

As Transportation Reformers continue to wait for the Senate to join the House of
Representatives with a sense of urgency for re-authorizing the federal
transportation spending bill; Senator Barbara Boxer and Transportation
Secretary Ray LaHood will hold a "Town Hall" type meeting at Metro
Headquarters from 9:30 A.M. to 3:45 P.M. 

A sus 11 años, Lamont Harrell mantiene intacto el deseo de completar su
educación para algún día poder trabajar "en algo mejor que un
McDonald's". Sin embargo, al pequeño le preocupan las medidas que
penalizan el absentismo escolar. Para seguir leendo por favor oprime aqui. (English translation available also)

Los Angeles Daily News features Bus riders Union protest against racist fare hike and for a public hearing in their front page article on a wave of protests that swept Los Angeles Mid March. 

Le Sabre, Cleveland High School newspaper, reports on the annual Black Brown Love Assembly held on Thursday, February 25 by the Village Nation and hosted by Alejandra Lemus and Lissett Lazo, Cleveland High School graduates from the class of 2008. The goal of the assembly was to promote unity between African American and Latino students, who have a history of racial tension.

Le Sabre, Cleveland High School newspaper, reports on dozens of students, parents and members of the Community Rights Campaign urging LAUSD Board Member Tamar Galatzan through phone calls and petitions to withdraw her motion in support of expanding Los Angeles Municipal Code 45.04...