The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is looking for public citizens to help the department implement a program to ban “troublesome” riders from transit.

The program stems from a 2023 decision by the state Legislature adding VTA to a handful of transit agencies allowed to ban people from their systems. The law permits the agencies to issue bans if a person in a transit district is issued three separate citations, is arrested or convicted of a crime, or is caught loitering for drugs.

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Cole Reynolds is a rising junior at Northwestern University, where he studies journalism and anthropology. He has previously served as managing editor for The Daily Northwestern. In that role, he was part of the team that revealed the extent of hazing on the Northwestern football team — a story that attracted national attention. Outside of reporting, you can find him making fresh pasta, bread or other culinary creations.