Measure M would greatly benefit LA County. It would be unfortunate if this ballot measure failed.
Opposition to Metro's ambitious transit plan simmers in southern L.A. County
By Laura J. Nelson
LA Times
October 3, 2016
"Four years ago, a ballot measure to expand mass transit across Los Angeles County failed by less than 1 percentage point, a slim defeat attributed to voters in a chain of small, coastal cities outside the region’s core.
A similar dynamic has emerged this year in the southern part of the county, where leaders are opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s most ambitious plan yet to expand and upgrade transportation options across Southern California.
Metro’s ballot proposal, known as Measure M, would raise an estimated $860 million per year to fund transit operations, untangle highway bottlenecks and build nearly a dozen rail lines and extensions, including a rail tunnel through the Sepulveda Pass and connections to Pacoima, Norwalk, Claremont and Torrance..."
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...nap-story.html