Mayor Karen Bass has appointed Los Angeles City Councilmember Imelda Padilla to Metro's board of directors.
Colleen Shalby is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times. She covers a range of topics including education, the pandemic, and breaking news across California, with a particular focus on regional interest and world news, transportation, and legal affairs. Shalby has been featured in various publications such as Yahoo News, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and The Seattle Times, and was part of the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist for their coverage of a tragic dive-boat fire off the Santa Barbara coast.