LA Judge Vetting Meets Metro’s Mobility-Wallet Test

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Los Angeles County Bar ratings give voters a guide to judicial candidates, while Metro’s South LA mobility-wallet pilot tests whether flexible transportation funds can close access gaps that cheaper bus fares alone can’t.

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1. Are you wondering whether candidates running for Judgeships in L.A. are qualified to judge? — r/AskLosAngeles (37 pts, 8 comments)

   I am a lawyer (retired.) Every year, I am still asked how to vote for people running for judgeships in Los Angeles. I refer them to the Los Angeles County Bar's **Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee** that evaluates the candidates - and determines their qualifications to serve. The link at the LA County Bar Association is…

2. Step Back — LA experimented with a “mobility wallet” — basically transportation money low-income residents could spend beyond just Metro fares — so why do that instead of simply making transit cheaper or free? What problem is the wallet trying to solve that a fare discount can’t?

   Background sources

   • Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing the L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs — UCLA ITS Staff
   • policy brief: Beyond Transit Discounts: Comparing the L.A. Mobility Wallet and Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) Programs - UC Institute of Transportation Studies — Ucits
   • research report: Evaluation of a Large Scale Universal Basic Mobility Wallet in South Los Angeles (Phase I) - UC Institute of Transportation Studies — Ucits
   • policy brief: What Makes Universal Basic Mobility Programs Work? - UC Institute of Transportation Studies — Ucits
   • Early Results on Individual Life Outcomes from the L.A. Mobility Wallet Phase I Pilot Program — UCLA ITS Staff
   • policy brief: Rethinking Transportation Assistance: LA’s Mobility Wallet Pilot Shows Promise in Securing Travel Access for Residents - UC Institute of Transportation Studies — Ucits
   • Rethinking Transportation Assistance: LA’s Mobility Wallet Pilot Shows Promise in Securing Travel Access for Residents — Escholarship

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