Los Angeles County Board Supervisor, nominated by the District 5 Subcommittee
Credit: Metro
About Kathryn Barger
Kathryn Barger has served on the Metro Board since 2016, when she was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, representing the Fifth District. Kathryn is a lifelong resident of the Fifth District who began her career in public service as a student intern in the office of Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich while earning her BA in Communications from Ohio Wesleyan University. She rose to become his Chief Deputy Supervisor in 2001, where she served until her election to the Board.
During the course of her county career as the Chief Policy Advisor on Health, Mental Health, Social Service and Children's issues, Kathryn provided leadership to deliver efficient and effective services and programs that have significantly improved the quality of life for foster children, seniors, veterans, the disabled and the mentally ill.
Committed to keeping our neighborhoods and communities safe, she has worked with state and federal leaders along with our County District Attorney's office, Sheriff, and other law enforcement agencies to implement tough laws and vital public safety initiatives.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which Kathryn Barger belongs
2025-0118 - REVIEW OF METRO BUS STOPS CLEANLINESS AND SAFETY Received
RECEIVE AND FILE Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Final Report on Review of Metro Bus Stops Cleanliness and Safety.
4/17/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Accessibility Audit Bus Maintenance Projects City of Los Angeles Cleaning Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement) Contractors Easements Graffiti Informational Report Law enforcement Law enforcement personnel Maintenance Olympic games Outreach Ridership Safety Safety and security Security Sidewalks Stop signs Testing Visibility Zoning2025-0177 - FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET DEVELOPMENT STATUS UPDATE Received
4/17/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
7th Street/Metro Center Station Accessibility Audit Budget Budgeting Bus Acquisitions Capital Improvement Program Cleaning Cleanliness (Graffiti Abatement) Congestion Management Program Customer Experience Plan Customer service Design build Equity Focus Communities Gold Line Foothill Extension 2B Grant Aid Homeless Outreach Informational Report Joint development Law enforcement Los Angeles Union Station Maintenance Maintenance practices Metro ExpressLanes Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail B Line Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail D Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Transit Ambassadors Miracle Mile NextGen Bus Study Operations and Maintenance Outreach Pilot studies Plan Pomona Procurement Program Program Management Public private partnerships Ridership Rolling stock Safety Safety and security Security State Of Good Repair Strategic planning Transit Community Public Safety Department Transit buses Transit safety Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1 Wilshire/Fairfax Station Wilshire/La Brea Station Wilshire/La Cienega Station Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan2025-0228 - FEDERAL AND STATE REPORT Received
4/17/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Budget Budgeting Commerce Federal Transit Administration Formula Funds Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion GoPass Grant Aid Housing Informational Report Metro Transit Ambassadors Olympic games Partnerships Program Public Safety Advisory Committee Safety Students Transit Pass Transit System Transit buses Transit operators Transit safety United States Department Of Transportation2023-0287 - STATE AND FEDERAL REPORT Received
5/18/2023 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Ara Najarian Budgeting California State Transportation Agency Center for Transportation Excellence East Los Angeles Federal Transit Administration GoPass Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Grant Aid Housing Hubs Informational Report Link Union Station Metro Rail C Line Metro Rail E Line Metro Rail K Line Metro Rail L Line Motion / Motion Response Pasadena Program Project Rail transit Transit Pass Transit operators United States Department Of Transportation West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor2023-0219 - ON-CALL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES BENCH Approved
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 1 to Task Order No. 1 with Lee Andrews Group under the Communications Support Services Bench Contract No. PS85397007 to ...