Colleen Shalby is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering transportation and mobility, as well as post-Eaton fire rebuilding efforts. She previously wrote about education and breaking news throughout California. She was part of the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist for coverage of a dive-boat fire off the Santa Barbara coast. Before joining the newsroom in 2015, she worked for PBS NewsHour. She graduated from George Washington University and grew up in Altadena.
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The Olympics are roughly three years away. Challenges over funding and timing for Los Angeles County’s public transit plans remain.
The Metro station at Aviation Boulevard and 96th Street will connect to the K Line and C Line. Starting next year, travelers will be able to use the automated people mover train to and from LAX and the center.
The Trump administration could pull $4 billion in federal funding from California’s high-speed rail project within 37 days, following a Department of Transportation compliance review.
Video shows two men connected to a Metro safety program beating up a man on a train platform. Under the same program, Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley’s Developing Options was subcontracted for violence prevention work before he was indicted for racketeering.
Metro’s finance, budget and audit committee approved a $9.4-billion budget. Transit agency leaders warned of a future funding deficit and said that federal and state money remains uncertain, potentially affecting Olympics plans.
In a push for a transit-first Olympics, Los Angeles County leaders move forward on plan to launch a water taxi between San Pedro and Long Beach.
The marine layer will continue to deepen Monday night, bringing low clouds and drizzle to the coast and all the way into the San Gabriel Mountains.
As temperatures climbed into record-breaking territory, firefighters rescued multiple people in L.A., Orange County and Riverside County.