ACT-LA Blog Posts

In March, we released Metro as a Sanctuary: Reimagining Safety on Public Transit, a report that details our vision towards care-based safety strategies on LA transit — with recommendations for transit ambassadors, outreach for unhoused riders, and other new programs like elevator attendants — instead of the current police-first approach.

After over a year of negotiations with SB 50 author and co-sponsors, ACT-LA along with 27 equity organizations have submitted a letter opposing SB 50 unless amended.

On Saturday, May 30, Metro abruptly shut down service systemwide, effectively stranding Black, brown, and undocumented immigrant workers who depend on transit. ACT-LA, Investing in Place, and Los Angeles Walks issued the following statement in response.

Healthy LA coalition, a diverse network of more than 320 organizations, coalesced to propose concrete solutions to the many hardships low-income communities of color are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with racial justice at the core of our platform and policy solutions.