A state senator wants to add two members to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)'s board of directors, saying the board is too L.A.-centric and ignores requests for rail and bus projects in the southeast county.
Senate Bill 1472, authored by state Sen. Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia, has attracted attention from Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, and Senate President Pro-Tem Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles, who share Mendoza's viewpoint about Metro's pro-west side bias.