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The maneuver comes after the state and three cities sued the companies in May. They accuse them of wrongly classifying their workers in California as independent contractors. The companies have not relented and continue to argue their practices are legal. -
The protocols will apply to all Taxicabs, Jitney, Low-Speed, Charter and Nonemergency Medical (NEM) Transport Vehicles. -
The enforcement will begin with a two-week grace period, during which violators will receive written warnings. Citations with corresponding fines will be issued beginning July 15. -
Beginning Monday, the UC San Diego Blue Line trolley — which connects the San Ysidro international border to downtown San Diego — will increase its service frequency to every 7 1/2 minutes from 4:30 a.m. until 7 p.m., and keep 15-minute frequencies until 9 p.m., followed by every 30 minutes until the end of the service day. -
He has used Twitter to highlight many beneficiaries of the CARES Act money in the last several days, including other transportation agencies. Rob Schupp, spokesman for MTS, said the funding was not new, as the agency has known about the CARES Act funding for a month. -
A temporarily reduced Pacific Surfliner schedule went into effect March 23 in response to shelter-in-place orders implemented by local municipalities and the state due to the coronavirus pandemic. -
Ridership on the bus and trolley system is slowly recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The agency’s board passed a budget Thursday that will bring back most of the services it cut last month.
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Paul Jablonski, who died suddenly on Sunday, ran the Metropolitan Transit System for 16 years. -
The Encinitas City Council voted not to renew a contract with camera provider Redflex, ending a program that has operated for about 15 years. The contract is scheduled to expire Wednesday. -
The CEO of the Metropolitan Transit System, Paul Jablonski, died Sunday, officials said.
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