Apr 11, 2008 9:47 am US/Pacific
Fabian Nunez Calls For Head Of MTA To Resign
LOS ANGELES
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Nunez (pictured) is calling for Snoble's resignation as head of the L.A. County MTA.
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez is calling for the resignation of Roger Snoble as head of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Nunez, a Los Angeles Democrat, was upset by the California Transportation Commission's decision to provide five Southern California counties with $1.65 billion from more than $3 billion for projects aimed at improving transportation, the Los Angeles Times reported from Sacramento.
Three dozen state legislators had asked that at least 70 percent of the money go to their region because it is home to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which, combined, handle 85 percent of the shipping cargo containers that move through California, The Times reported.
"Over this issue, Snoble should go," Nunez told The Times. "He screwed this thing up. He did so much damage to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. This guy should step down."
Of the 53 projects submitted by the Southern California coalition, only one, a truck lane for Interstate 5, was nominated by the MTA. That project was not approved Thursday.
(© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
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