Board member: ‘We’re going to have to really roll up our sleeves and make some interesting trade-offs.’

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation alleged that Metro is violating a recent Supreme Court ruling by continuing to deduct dues from the paychecks of employees who did not give their consent.

If the purchase is approved by the Metro board, it would take about two years for design and construction before the majority of the transit agency’s 1,300 office employees could move in.

A budget proposal by Metro officials calls for $2 weekend fares and an expanded rush hour window, along with more service on the Red and Yellow lines. If these changes are approved, they would likely go into effect in July 2019.

The tally of smoke and fire incidents is a window into one of the reasons riders have become fed up.

Metro officials released new details about the incident and also confirmed that the elevator was working properly when the man opted to use the escalator instead.
What transpired on Sunday was not a "private train," per se, but it wasn't completely public, either.