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CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES COUNTY

By Dan Weikel
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Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian on Wednesday replaced Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as chairman of the board of directors for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Najarian, who has been an attorney for 20 years, was elected to the Glendale council in 2005 and served as mayor from 2007 and 2008. In addition to his three years as an MTA board member, Najarian’s transportation experience includes service on the Glendale Transportation and Parking Commission and the board of directors for Metrolink.

Najarian, 48, will head the policy-making body for the third largest transportation agency in the United States. The chairmanship of the MTA board rotates annually among the mayor of Los Angeles, county supervisors, and representatives from cities across the county.

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-- Dan Weikel

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Dan Weikel covered local aviation, the California high-speed rail project, Metrolink, the MTA and regional transportation issues for the Los Angeles Times before leaving in 2017. He started with the newsroom in 1989 and previously covered courts and transportation in Orange County, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as substance abuse, environmental issues and law enforcement as a member of a project team. A native of San Diego, Weikel is a graduate of the UC Santa Barbara and the master’s program at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

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