A vigil was held Monday evening in West Hollywood for slain Metro bus operator Alan Thomas, who was shot and killed by a passenger on Sunday morning while driving the 105 line bus. Many dozens of Alan’s colleagues at Metro attended, as did several members of his family. Alan, 51, [continue reading]
To celebrate Bike Week LA, we’re publishing a Why You Ride series with the winners of the 2012 Golden Pedal Awards. The Golden Pedal Awards are Metro’s annual competition for great stories about commuting via bicycle. Our first winner is Jung Lee, a Metro intern who is seriously dedicated to [continue reading]
Metro will be hosting a job fair for military veterans on Friday, April 13. The fair starts at 10 a.m. and is located at Metro Headquarters Building, One Gateway Plaza. Some of the participating organizations include Metro, LAPD, LAFD and Metrolink. Job Fair for Military Veterans
I myself have known some profoundly thoughtful dogs. — James Thurber, humorist and cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine and a great lover of dogs. Here at Metro, that would be Shadow, the 10-year-old black Labrador who recently retired as a Guide Dog to Agustin Moreno, a systems analyst in [continue reading]
Top performers who operate and maintain Metro’s bus fleet competed Saturday in the 36th annual Metro Bus Roadeo. The event was staged in the massive parking area of the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Division Bus Operator Mark Holland, and the downtown L.A. Division 10 mechanics team of [continue reading]
Below is the good news from Metro’s government relations team. This may not be the most glamorous issue, but Metro CEO Art Leahy and others of his ilk have noted that many transit agencies will face a lack of expertise in the future if something isn’t done to reverse course. [continue reading]
Metro bus mechanic Marilin Archie has won TV Land’s “She’s Got the Look” modeling reality show. “I never thought I would make it this far,” she says in the show’s blog. The mother of two, whose career as a bus mechanic spans 20 years, said she gave modeling a shot [continue reading]
It’s not her regular gig, but Marilin Archie, a Metro mechanic who ordinarily overhauls CNG engines and checks brake systems on Metro buses, is busy competing for a modeling assignment on a national television show. Chosen as one of ten contestants from thousands who applied to “She’s Got the Look” show on the TV Land Channel, Archie has emerged as a strong contender for the show’s top prize: A contract with Wilhelmina Models agency and a photo spread in Self Magazine.
Hussein Farah, an engineer who’s been managing facilities contracts here at Metro, has been appointed to the cabinet of the newly elected president of Somaliland. The Republic of Somaliland, where Hussein was born in 1957, is is the size of Greece, bordering Somalia and Ethiopia with a coastline that stretches some [continue reading]
‘Why I Ride‘ is a series where Metro employees share their transit routines – read more about the concept here. Name: Jeff Boberg Position: Research Manager How often do you take transit? At least 5 times a week and usually more. I commute by transit, but I also take transit [continue reading]
