I glanced at the calendar this morning and realized five years had suddenly rumbled by. It was on Oct. 20, 2009, that The Source debuted on Metro’s website. At the time, I wrote this: Local media has taken more than a few hits (I was one casualty although I prefer to [continue reading]
Just a reminder: Metro will be locking turnstiles at the Wilshire/Normandie station on the Purple Line subway from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. today as part of a test. There will be Metro personnel on hand to help those without TAP cards get through the turnstile. Here’s more info about [continue reading]
Observant readers will notice a few subtle changes around The Source today thanks to a little update courtesy of Metro’s web team. Here are a few of the things we added that we hope will improve the reading experience: Featured posts: the most obvious addition is the box at the [continue reading]
It goes without saying that I think this is a very positive development; the more people that government can explain itself to, the better. With nearly 10 million people, Los Angeles County is a diverse place and about 47 percent of the population here is of Latino or Hispanic origin, [continue reading]
The Source has been working hard to share Metro news and views for a year now and we’re looking to you, our readers, to grade our performance so far – and tell us what you’d like to see from us in the next year. We’ve had a great response to [continue reading]
It was one year today that we launched The Source on the Metro website, hoping to better explain government to the people who pay for it: you. Here’s my first post, explaining what we were shooting for on The Source. And here’s Fred’s first post, explaing his ambitions to cover [continue reading]
I’d like to join my partner in writing, Steve Hymon, in welcoming you to The Source, Metro’s new online news and features service meant to connect you – the taxpayer, the transit user, the livable streets advocate, the guy stuck in traffic on the 101 – to the agency. Metro [continue reading]
