Esperanza Martinez

Bus Riders Union

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Lead organizer at the Bus Riders Union

Esperanza Martinez on KCRW

For 10 years, LA's Metro, and its predecessor, MTA, functioned under a federal consent decree, which required more buses and lower fares to benefit poor people of color.

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For 10 years, LA's Metro, and its predecessor, MTA, functioned under a federal consent decree, which required more buses and lower fares to benefit poor people of color.

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