James Butts
Credit: Metro
About James Butts
James Butts has 44 years of public safety and municipal government experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from California State University at LA and a Masters Degree in Business from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. He served 19 years in the Inglewood Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. In 1991 Butts was appointed to serve as Chief of Police for the City of Santa Monica where he served 15 years and was the first African American and youngest person to earn that rank in Santa Monica. In 2006, he was appointed as an Assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles World Airport system, where he oversaw Public Safety and Counterterrorism. He took LAX to a number 1 security ranking nationwide by the TSA in 2009. On January 11, 2011, James T. Butts, Jr., was elected as the City of Inglewood’s 12th mayor. In less than 5 years his strategic leadership and operational expertise catapulted the City national prominence as home to MSG and the LA Rams. In 2014 Mayor Butts was reelected receiving 83% of the votes cast – the highest margin of victory in Inglewood electoral history.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which James Butts belongs
2025-0479 - METRO COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY Received
6/18/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Accessibility Air pollution Annual Program Evaluation Ara Najarian Board approved a Motion Capital Project Capital Project Funds Community Transportation Construction Economic benefits Equity Focus Communities Fernando Dutra Grant Aid Guidelines Hilda Solis Informational Report James Butts Kathryn Barger Lindsey Horvath Long Range Transportation Plan Long range planning Maintenance practices Metro Equity Platform Motion / Motion Response Project delivery Quality of life Safety Strategic planning Transportation modes Transportation policy Travel time United States Department Of Transportation Weight2025-0106 - SOUTHEAST GATEWAY LINE SLAUSON / A LINE TO LOS ANGELES UNION STATION STUDY UPDATE Received
RECEIVE AND FILE status report on the Southeast Gateway Line Slauson/A Line to Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) Study.
5/15/2025 - RECEIVED AND FILED
Aerial Structure Alignment Artesia Arts District Board approved Locally Preferred Alternative Board approved a Motion City of Los Angeles Environmental Impact Report Environmental impact statements Full Funding Grant Agreement Funding plan Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Grant Aid I-10 Informational Report Light rail transit Little Tokyo Little Tokyo/Arts District Station Los Angeles Union Station Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail E Line Motion / Motion Response New Starts Program Outreach Project Record Of Decision Slauson Station Westside/Central Service Sector2025-0141 - RAIL TO RIVER ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR SEGMENT B Approved
CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the proposed Metro Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor Segment B Project (Segment B) to be implemented in coordination with the Randolph Corridor Active ...
5/22/2025 - APPROVED AS AMENDED
Active Transportation Program Alignment Alternatives analysis Bell Bicycle lanes Bicycling Bikeways Board approved a Motion Budget Budgeting Commerce Construction Curbs East Los Angeles Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Grant Aid Huntington Park I-710 Intersections Long Beach Los Angeles River Maywood Metro Active Transport (MAT) project Metro Rail A Line Nonmotorized transportation Outreach Partnerships Pedestrians Program Project Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project Ramps (Interchanges) Safety Slauson Station Strategic planning Technical Advisory Committee Union Pacific Railroad Vehicle sharing Vernon Visibility2025-0166 - HIGH DESERT CORRIDOR FY26 WORK PROGRAM Adopted
CONSIDER: A. APPROVING $11,937,350 in Measure M High Desert Multipurpose Corridor (HDMC) funds identified in the Expenditure Plan for Right-Of-Way (ROW) acquisition to be repurposed to the ...
5/22/2025 - ADOPTED
Agreements Alignment Budget Budgeting California High Speed Rail California High Speed Rail Authority California State Transportation Agency Freeway service patrols Grant Aid High Desert Corridor High speed rail Joint Powers Agreement North Los Angeles County subregion Palmdale Plan Program Project Record Of Decision Strategic planningADOPT the First/Last Mile Plan for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project (Attachment A).
5/22/2025 - APPROVED
Accessibility Arroyo Verdugo subregion Audit Brt Connector Red/Orange Line To Gold Line (Project) Budgeting Burbank Bus rapid transit Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles Construction Equity Focus Communities First/Last Mile Glendale Grant Aid Guidelines Intersections Lake Avenue Station Maintenance practices Maps Metro Active Transport (MAT) project Metro Busway G Line Metro Rail A Line Metro Rail B Line Metro Vision 2028 Plan Nonmotorized transportation North Hollywood North Hollywood Station North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Operations and Maintenance Outreach Pasadena Pedestrian safety Pedestrians Plan Project Ridership Safety San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion South Bay Cities subregion Strategic planning Transit buses Walking Westside Cities subregion