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Metro Board members recommend adding riders to their ranks
The Los Angeles Metro Board voted to propose adding a regular transit rider seat and a rider advocate seat to its governing board, pending state approval. A motion by Mayor Karen Bass to reserve one of her three appointee seats for a rider or advocate passed 12-1, while Supervisor Lindsey Horvath dissented, advocating for a seat for the county executive.
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