01/23/2026
This photo was taken two years ago today. At the time, this outcome felt impossible.
Today, our community did something extraordinary.
Hundreds of neighbors got on buses before sunrise. Hundreds more packed the Metro boardroom. We showed up shoulder to shoulder and proved that when a community stands together, even a David-and-Goliath fight can turn.
Metro was stopped from pushing two additional passenger rail lines and moving freight trains closer to homes. Instead, we secured a unanimous vote to move the project to Hawthorne Boulevard, protecting our neighborhood and our green space.
This would not have happened two years ago.
It would not have happened a month ago.
What changed the outcome was people showing up, speaking up, and standing up for the place they love.
It was powerful. It was emotional. It was beautiful.
Deep gratitude to Holly Mitchell for championing our community, and to James Butts, Art Najarian, Jacqueline Dupont-Walker, Tim Sandoval, and the entire Metro Board for listening and standing with us.
Victories like this don’t happen often these days.
Protecting community like this feels nothing short of a miracle.
And it happened because people showed up.
