Good morning taxpayers, transit riders, motorists and other interested parties. Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa just dropped the gavel on today’s Board meeting, which includes discussion and a possible vote of the Westside Subway Extension’s route and station locations between La Cienega Boulevard and Westwood and a discussion over the possibility of asking voters to extend the Measure R sales tax.

You can listen to the meeting over the phone at 213-922-6045.

Here is the meeting agenda.

The meeting began with a moment of silence for Metro bus operator Alan Thomas, who was shot to death while on duty on Sunday in West Hollywood, and for Bruce DuBois, the husband of Metro Board Member and 2nd Vice Chair Diane DuBois.