In April of 1993, the California State Legislature created the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) by merging the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District. ... Aside from operations of the MTA, the Metrolink provides a broader servicing area by serving numerous stations in train various Southern California counties. ...
The City of Angels; to some, Los Angeles is the embodiment of the American dream- a sort of west coast "Statue of Liberty," with opportunity at every corner and in every doorway. The city of razzle-dazzle, movie stars, and Hollywood's walk of fame; for nearly a century Los Angeles has been perceived...
The California National guard was not expecting for the city to get out of control, so they loaned their riot equipment to other law enforcement agencies. ... At 1:00 am, California Governor Pete Wilson asked for assistance from the federal government. ... Causing The Southern California Rapid Transit District to suspend all bus services throughout the night. ... The California police department prepared for a not guilty verdict". ...
During this time the southern pacific railroad purchased a trolley system called the Los Angeles Pacific Company. ... Sechler explains that public transportation steadily declined nationwide and in Southern California in the years following the war. ... In 1964 the MTA reconstituted itself into the Southern California Rapid Transit District. ...
Scholars also noted how "hipsters," or college students and artists who are mostly white, find the area attractive due to the variety of bars, cheap housing, and public transit to universities such as University of California, Los Angeles and University of Southern California (Park and Kim, 133). ...
African American females are unique human beings. Like other women, they are burdened with the problems of being women in a male-dominated society that does not fully value the feminine perspective. Unlike other women, they are also faced with issues resulting from long-standing negative, stereotypi...
