Tunua Thrash

West Angeles Community Development Corporation

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Executive Director of the nonprofit West Angeles Community Development Corporation and co-chair of the Crenshaw to LAX Community Leadership Council

Tunua Thrash on KCRW

Leimert Park fought hard for a station on the new Crenshaw Line—and it’s going to get one.

Complications for the Crenshaw Line

Leimert Park fought hard for a station on the new Crenshaw Line—and it’s going to get one.

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The vote today at Metro  to build a Leimert Park subway stop  on the Crenshaw Line is being described as a miracle.

Metro Board Approves Rail Stop at Leimert Park

The vote today at Metro to build a Leimert Park subway stop on the Crenshaw Line is being described as a miracle.

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