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Metro Ambassadors Pilot Program - A METRO bright beacon of change - Los Angeles Sentinel

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) CEO Stephanie Wiggins is busy. Going on two years as Metro CEO, it’s a good kind of busy with a lot of accomplishments and improvements.

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