Cuts would hurt passengers

Faced with budget cuts, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will reduce or eliminate service on several bus lines next week, while expanding rush-hour service on its light-rail Gold Line. Christina villacorte in the Daily News.

The cuts prompted outrage from the Bus Riders Union, which plans a protest in downtown Los Angeles this morning.

BRU organizer Sunyoung Yang said bus service has eroded steadily over the last several years, which has "put a tremendous burden on low-income people and people of color who rely on the bus to get around."