Metro votes to approve Dodger Stadium gondola project despite protests

Protestors and supporters of the Dodger Stadium gondola project at the Metro meeting Thursday.Metro’s board of directors certified a revised environmental impact report for the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola project despite protests that temporarily shut down the public meeting.

The Los Angeles City Council will consider whether to approve the gondola project. The council is unlikely to take up a potential vote until late next year.

Hundreds of community members packed a meeting room Thursday to tell the Metro board of directors whether they favored or opposed Frank McCourt’s proposed gondola to Dodger Stadium. The board already signaled its intent to approve the project without any…