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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

‘We give them second chances’: the frontline workers guiding riders through LA’s transit system

Los Angeles Metro ambassadors Gilberto Morales and Richard Nguyen help a transit rider in June 2024.
Los Angeles Metro ambassadors Gilberto Morales and Richard Nguyen help a transit rider this month. Photograph: LA Metro

In the 18 months Gilberto Morales has spent working for the Los Angeles Metro, the 23-year-old has administered Narcan to someone overdosing twice, helped riders who had fallen off train platforms and offered an ear to people experiencing mental health crises.

But most of the time, his days consist of surveying the stations in the Los Angeles transit system and helping riders reach their destinations.

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