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   From: seriously-retarded@ca.gov   
      
   Way to go Karen Bass.   
      
   Just when Los Angeles’ long-suffering transit riders thought they’d seen   
   it all.   
      
   Not only are the city’s buses considered unreliable, unsafe and riddled   
   with drug users, it seems they’ve also got a serious sanitation issue.   
      
   And it’s apparently got so bad the city’s Department of Transport has   
   been forced to launch a video campaign reminding passengers to wait   
   until they’ve left the bus before going to the toilet.   
      
   The ”See Something, Do Something” campaign reminds passengers to buy a   
   ticket, don’t smoke, drink… or ”poop” on the bus.   
      
   While there’s no reference to taking a ‘number one’ on board, presumably   
   that’s banned as well.   
      
   Notably, the campaign appears to be housed on a standalone LADOT YouTube   
   channel created last August and has not been widely promoted across the   
   agency’s other social media platforms — an unusually quiet rollout for   
   ads aimed at mass ridership.   
      
   How long the spots have been running on buses remains unclear. Other   
   videos in the series include a “no drinking” ad featuring an over-served   
   character and a “pay your fare” message.   
      
   Passengers say the ad runs continuously on loop, turning already   
   tiresome trips into an ordeal, as they are bombarded with a never-ending   
   public service video about suitable bodily function and rule-breaking.   
      
   The campaign also urges riders to report misconduct ”immediately” and   
   asks questions that sound more like a police intake form than a transit   
   notice: What route are you riding? What date and time did the incident   
   occur? If you feel safe, record a description of the person.   
      
   LADOT’s own code of conduct underscores the kinds of problems transit   
   officials say they face daily — a blunt rulebook banning everything from   
   fighting, spitting and fare-dodging to harassment, weapons and   
   disruptive behavior. Bodily functions get special mention: defecating,   
   urinating or vomiting on board — and even intoxication likely to cause   
   it — can get riders kicked off or denied service altogether.   
      
   The California Post asked LADOT about the cost of the campaign, what   
   prompted it and whether it has produced results.   
      
   While LADOT didn’t respond, The Post sought comment from Metro in a   
   previous story examining safety and quality-of-life concerns on buses   
   and trains across Los Angeles.   
      
   Metro is the regional agency covering all of L.A. County, managing major   
   rail lines and bus routes, while LADOT is focused on the running local   
   DASH buses, Commuter Express, and street services just in the city.   
      
   Metro says it has taken steps to improve safety, reporting that violent   
   crime dropped about 8% in the first 11 months of 2025 compared with 2024   
   and roughly 30% compared with 2023.   
      
   The agency points to a major staffing surge, up about 40% in two years —   
   along with tougher fare enforcement and a wave of security upgrades.   
      
   Those include more than 400,000 fare inspections, 100,000 train   
   boardings, taller gates, added fencing, expanded camera coverage,   
   Tap-to-Exit systems and pilot weapons-detection technology.   
      
   Metro also says customer satisfaction stands at 87% and encourages   
   riders to report problems through its app, hotline or 911.   
      
   Still, Metro has been under sustained scrutiny over rider safety,   
   enforcement and quality-of-life issues.   
      
   The blunt “See Something, Do Something” ads appear limited to LADOT   
   vehicles and have not been rolled out across Metro’s system.   
      
   However, pooping on LA buses has been a serious enough issue in recent   
   years for Instagram page, People Of Metro LA, to use it as a symbol   
   highlighting issues in the city.   
      
   Conversation.   
      
   Wise Man   
   1 day ago   
      
   All of this disgusting nonsense is courtesy of Mayor Bass, Gov. Newsom,   
   and Atty. Gen. "Rob Bonta".   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/ladots-see-something-do-so   
   ething-campaign-on-buses/   
      
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