HITCH A RIDE: Insiders say a likely...

HITCH A RIDE: Insiders say a likely casualty of next month’s merger of the county Transportation Commission and the Transit District will be Commuter Network, which coordinates all county ride-sharing. . . . Some ride-share work may be contracted out to an L.A.-based firm whose advisory board counts Transportation Commission chief Stan Oftelie as one of its members. . . . Major employers familiar with the Commuter Network staff will have to deal with a new team whose goal will be improved follow-up with commuters who could car-pool but don’t.