The following article appeared in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin on October 13, 2015.

Assemblyman Holden to host transportation hearing Thursday – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

By Imani Tate

October 13, 2015

PASADENA >> Assemblyman Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, will host an Assembly Select Committee on Regional Transporation hearing Thursday to discuss timely transportation issues for the region and state.

The hearing, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Richard Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals, 125 S. Grand Ave., Pasadena, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants may RSVP at 626-351-1917 or go to Holden’s website to watch the hearing live online.

“Moving Goods, Moving People” is the theme of the hearing and discussion by local and state government officials and transportation experts. The topics range from funding solutions to managing regional growth, said Holden, the assemblyman for the 41st district and the Assembly majority floor leader.

Among the transportation experts and executives invited to the Thursday hearing are Foothill Gold Line Chief Executive Officer Habib Balian; Carrie Bowen, Caltrans District 7 director; Mark Christoffels, Alameda Corridor East chief executive officer; Raffi Hamparian, L.A. Metro federal affairs director; and Hasan Ikhrata, Southern California Association of Governments executive director.

Holden served on the Pasadena City Council for 23 years, including terms as mayor. He gained experience in regional transportation issues while serving as a commissioner and president of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority and on the Pasadena Light Rail Alignment Task Force. He also organized a roundtable with 12 municipal mayors to discuss transportation priorities and the Metro Gold Line extension.