
Should the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department retain the lucrative LA County Metro contract, exclusively? 2 Urban Girls says “NO”. Although the Sheriff’s department is the nations largest, there are not enough deputies to handle the extensive Metro bus and rail lines. This author rides Metro regularly and ALWAYS sees STRONG Sheriff’s presence on the rail but NOT on the bus. The Metro safety issues were a huge thorn of contention during the 2014 Sheriff’s election. The Sheriff’s dept, then led by an interim Sheriff following Lee Baca’s retirement, were also criticized during the last contract period which also took place in 2014.Continue reading “LA County Sheriff pens Op-ed re: Metro contract”