Wednesday’s debate offered a preview of the heated deliberations that are expected over public safety at Metro, where crime and fatal drug overdoses are on the rise.
rising sharply. Boardings on Metro’s rail lines, which have been undergoing a major expansion, remain at 62% of pre-pandemic levels last year.
Soto-Martinez and Hernandez called on their colleagues to reject the contract extension. But Councilmember Nithya Raman resisted that idea, noting that LAPD officers have already worked the hours that are spelled out in the contract extension — work that Metro requested. The LAPD officers’ union issued a sharper assessment, saying rejection of the contract would have blown a “$50-million hole” in the city budget. “We are scratching our heads wondering why two council members are so embittered toward police that they would say no to $50 million,” said union spokesperson Tom Saggau.
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