The Santa Ana City Council is currently meeting in a "special" work study session regarding transit. (Claudia Alvarez was absent, despite it being a special meeting)

By know we all know the enthusiasm certain members of this council have for light rail, and the huge sums of government dollars attached to the "study" and potential implementation of it. Just recently, The Santa Ana City Council issued a contract worth nearly $ 5 million, despite serious questions about the award process and zero public discussion prior to awarding said contract.

But is light rail practical, feasible or realistic, and is it even safe?

Light rail in Los Angeles kills nine times as many people per passenger mile as buses. Houston's 7.5 mile light rail has had accidents an average of once every four days.

With more than 50,000 kids moving to and from school in Santa Ana daily, how long until one is struck and killed by light rail?

People who advocate for light rail and commuter rail should ask themselves: Do they really want to be responsible for the extra deaths, not to mention property damage that their expensive transit systems will cause? Ironically, the people who favor rail transit are often the same people who insist that life is sacred and priceless.