LOS ANGELES COUNTY : Patsaouras a Transit Agency Alternate

Nikolas Patsaouras of Tarzana, a mass transit executive and candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, was approved Tuesday as Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich’s alternate on the newly created Metropolitan Transit Authority.

The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Patsaouras, who had been Antonovich’s alternate on the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission for the past three years. The Transportation Commission recently merged with the county Rapid Transit District into one transportation agency known as the MTA. Patsaouras also was a board member of the RTD.

The MTA began managing Los Angeles County transportation programs Monday.