When North Hollywood resident Jeremy Oliver-Ronceros joined the LA Metro’s new public safety committee, he didn’t expect too much.
Like hundreds of advisory committees to government boards, he thought their reports would, well, be put on a shelf.
His 1 1/2 years as the chair of Metro’s Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) have turned out to be the opposite. The committee helped establish the Metro Ambassadors program, suggested they get trained with administering life-saving Narcan...