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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Mar 14, 2023, 12:00 PM Mar 2023

L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime [View all]

David Weigel Retweeted

Since January, 22 people have died on LA Metro buses and trains, mostly from suspected overdoses — more people than all of 2022. Not just a health crisis, but a crisis for the future of mass transit in LA

latimes.com
L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime
Commuters have abandoned large swaths of a Los Angeles Metro train system plagued by crime and the scourge of drugs.



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