Metro to Host ‘State of Agency’ Address to Mark 2024-25 Accomplishments

New Board of Directors Chair Fernando Dutra will receive the gavel from Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn Wednesday as part of Metro’s annual “State of the Agency” address at Union Station.

Dutra has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2021 and the Whittier City Council since 2012. He is president of Allwest Development Company and holds licenses for general building contractor and general engineering.

The board chair serves a one-year term from July 1 to June 30. The position rotates annually among the mayor of Los Angeles, a member of the Board of Supervisors and a City Selection Committee member.

Dutra, Hahn, Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins and members of the agency’s Youth Council will discuss the past year’s accomplishments and outline priorities for the 2025-26 fiscal year. In May, Metro’s Board of Directors approved an approximately $9.4 billion budget that prioritized funding in public safety and boosting the frequency of bus and rail service.

Metro leaders are expected to discuss the following accomplishments:

Opening the LAX Metro Transit Center and the Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Corridor in South Los Angeles;

• Opening 21 miles of bus lanes;
• Progress made on projects under construction such as the Metro A (Foothill) and D (Purple) Line extensions, the Southeast Gateway Line, the San Fernando Valley Line and the North San Fernando Valley Line;
• Establishing a new public safety department, which will be led by former San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott;
• Implementation of several safety measures such as the expansion of the Tap-to-Exit and weapons detection systems, taller fare gates and the rollout of the Transit Watch 3.0 app;
• Releasing the draft environmental impact report for the future Sepulveda Transit Corridor, which aims to connect the San Fernando Valley with West Los Angeles;
• Achieving 30 consecutive months of ridership growth;
• Expanding its bus lane enforcement pilot program; and
• Exceeding 500,00 registered students in the GoPass program with nearly 60 million boardings.