Metro General Manager Richard Sarles observed his first anniversary as official head of the transit system last week with a cracked rail, a complete meltdown of the communications systems and thousands of angry riders berating the system.
That came after a bad string of weeks in which brake parts broke off two separate trains, two other rails cracked and two of his workers were busted on accusations of stealing tens of thousands of fare dollars to buy lottery tickets.
“Thanks to the hard work of our employees at all levels, we are delivering results,” Sarles told the board of directors on Thursday in summing up his tenure so far.
