Beatriz Flores, Worker and Mother: Speaks on the need for Rapid Service for women with children in order to get to work and be able to take care of their family. [Spanish]

Transcription and translation below:

Beatriz: My name is Beatriz Flores and my story is that they want to eliminate the only 3 buses that I use to get to work, which are: the 730, the 550 and the 305. I don't know why they are trying to eliminate them to tell you the truth; because you know when I take these 3 buses it takes me a minimum of 45 minutes. I could take other routes, but it will take me an hour and forty five minutes to get to my job because I work at San Vicente and Santa Monica. I have things to do in the morning; I have to prepare everything for my kids and husband. To loose more time in the morning and then still get to work late won't work for me. So I would like them to please...

Interviewer: So, what is your message to Mayor Villaraigosa?

Beatriz: To please look at the possibility of not eliminating the bus lines, find another strategy but don't eliminate them. Really so many people need these buses so much, so many women that like me come to work need them. Mr. Mayor please you have to do something for us, because we are many, many women who come to this area to work and we need this service.

Beatriz: Soy Beatriz Flores y mi historia es que quieren eliminar
los únicos tres buses que yo uso para venir a trabajar, que es el 730,
el 550 y el 305. No se porque los quieren quitar la verdad, porque a mi
al tomar esos tres, esos dos buses yo me tardo mínimo 45 minutos. Yo
pudiera tomar otras rutas pero me voy a tardar hora con 45 minutos para
llegar a mi trabajo porque yo trabajo en la San Vicente y la Santa
Mónica. Yo en la mañana tengo cosas que hacer, tengo que preparar todo
para mis hijos, para mi esposo. Y perder mas tempo en la mañana y luego
todavía llegar tarde a mi trabajo, eso no me conviene a mi. Yo quisiera
que por favor...

Entravistadora: ¿Y qué es su mensaje al alcalde Villaraigosa?

Beatriz: Que por favor viera la posibilidad de no eliminar los buses, que se
busque otra estrategia pero no eliminarlos. Porque somos mucha gente
que lo necesitamos mucho, muchas mujeres que venimos a trabajar lo
necesitamos. Señor Alcalde por favor tiene que hacer algo por nosotros,
porque somos muchas, muchas mujeres que venimos a esta área a trabajar
y lo necesitamos.