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Gateway Cities COG outlines regional projects including broadband and light‑rail extension
Summary
Gateway Cities Council of Governments Executive Director Hector de la Torre briefed the council on regional efforts — broadband redundancy, homeless funding from Measure A and the eastside light‑rail extension — and described the COG’s role coordinating transportation, housing and economic development across 27 member cities.
Hector de la Torre, executive director of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments, told the Montebello City Council the COG is coordinating regional projects including broadband infrastructure, homeless services funded through Measure A and an eastside light‑rail extension.
De la Torre said the COG includes 27 cities and 11 unincorporated areas and stressed the benefits of regional coordination on transportation signal synchronization, housing and homelessness, and broadband projects. He told the council the COG has helped secure Measure A allocations to ensure cities receive direct funds for homeless services and noted the region’s broadband initiative will provide redundant 10‑gigabit connectivity into city facilities.
Why it matters: Regional coordination through the COG can affect project timelines, funding and intercity infrastructure that cross Montebello’s borders — including transit alignments and broadband service that can support municipal operations and community access.
Councilmembers thanked de la Torre and emphasized the importance of the COG in aligning projects across neighboring cities; there were no formal actions from the presentation.
