CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez

#Phoenix voters were clear: We want #LightRail expansion. Walking away now to "re-evaluate" betrays that vote, deepens inequity, & risks millions in federal funding.

Light rail is about access, climate, & economy, especially for #WestPhoenix. Choose Option A www.valleymetro.org/project/capi... 🚊🌹

🗓️ The survey closes Tuesday, January 27 — the same day Phoenix City Council votes.

The West Side deserves light rail.
Let’s keep fighting for it. 🌹

Calls to “reevaluate” are not neutral. They are delays — and delays have always pushed the West Side to the back of the line. 📣 Fill out the survey before Jan. 27 www.valleymetro.org/project/capi...

If #Phoenix City Council fails to support the Capital Extension (CAPEX) on Jan. 27, #WestPhoenix loses light rail, Maryvale loses its only guaranteed future line, and Phoenix walks away from millions in federal dollars meant for our neighborhoods.

If you’re a #MedicalCare worker or #HarmReduction volunteer providing care in #Phoenix parks and want to be included in healthcare stakeholder meetings to help reshape ordinance language, send me a message with your name, email, and whether you’re a professional or volunteer.

Last night, the Council voted to advance Item 46 (Ordinance G-7467) with the assurance that the language could be revised over the next 90 days, through March 30. But there are no guarantees this ordi... TikTok video by PHX.District7

On Dec. 17, my #Phoenix City Council colleagues voted to advance an ordinance criminalizing #MedicalCare in city parks, with assurances the language would be revisited before it takes effect March 30. Parks will hold stakeholder meetings on Jan. 22 and Jan. 30. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fuRFu4/

.@DAGToddBlanche: “It’s a crime — and so they will face a jury. If they’re convicted, they will go to prison… every single American should be enraged and heartbroken at what happened yesterday in that church.

Blanche won’t investigate the killing of an innocent woman on camera but they’ve got all hands on deck for a church service being interrupted

Let us honor him not with silence or softness, but with courage. Let us do the hard work. Let us fight together for the freedom and dignity of all our communities. ✊🏽🌹

Remembering Dr. King honestly means refusing the dilution. It means sitting with the discomfort of how much of his critique still indicts the present.

Today, our communities are once again forced to contend with a fascist government. With #ICE terrorizing our neighborhoods. With ongoing police and state violence that targets the most vulnerable.

In his later years, Dr. #MLK took a clear position against the Vietnam War and against American imperialism. Against state violence abroad and here at home.

To honor Dr. #MLK only with platitudes about peace while ignoring his fierce opposition to empire, war, and profit is to sand down his legacy into something harmless and false.

King named the Vietnam War as a spiritual failure and called the United States “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” He did not ask to be liked. He asked us to tell the truth, even when it costs us.

“Rev. Dr. King was not a mascot for comfort or a quote machine for civility. He was a radical moral voice who warned that racism, poverty, and militarism were bound together…”

— Frederick Joseph

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, let’s be honest about who he was and what he stood for. Dr. King was not a mascot for comfort or a quote machine for civility. He was a radical moral voic... TikTok video by PHX.District7

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I want to share a reflection that feels necessary for this moment in history. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fab4bc/

Rest in power, Renee Good.
May this evil empire fall.

Silence is not neutrality.
Silence is participation.

As long as we allow ICE and this administration to terrorize one group of our neighbors, we create the conditions to terrorize us all.

State-sanctioned violence is happening now.
In our cities.
In our streets.

My #CityofPhoenix #District7 office stands in solidarity with Minneapolis and with the legal observers, organizers, and community members who put their bodies on the line to protect people’s rights every day.

My heart is broken for the families torn apart and for the legal observer murdered by ICE in Minneapolis.

Echoing the Mayor of Minneapolis:
ICE — get the f*** out.
You are not welcome in Phoenix.

ICE agent shoots and kills woman in Minneapolis The woman, 37, was in her car at an active ICE operation.

ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.

From an eye witness: "She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in—like, his midriff was on her bumper—and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face."

You can still register to speak at the 2:30 PM Formal Meeting but only in-person. Virtual speaking and comments have closed.

Item 68, if passed, would authorizes the #CityOfPhoenix to enter into short-term licenses/agreements with #Trump's gov't. Item 68 would allow federal agencies to use city-owned property to:
• Stage operations
• Use city land or facilities temporarily
• Access sites not otherwise open to federal use

Today at 2:30 PM, my colleagues at #Phoenix #CityCouncil will hear Item 68 - Authorization to Execute Short-Term Licenses and Agreements with the United States of America for Use and Access onto City-Owned Property ... a day after the five-year anniversary of the January 6 #Insurgence.

📅 City Council Formal Meeting
🕝 Wednesday, January 7 | 2:30–5:00 PM
🔗 Watch Live and Participate: linktr.ee/PHX.District7

These items affect development, accountability, and how public land is used — often with long-term impacts that aren’t easy to undo. 🌹 Your voice matters.
We encourage community members to review the agenda, tune in, and share public comment.

📌 District 7 items to watch closely:

• Item 57 – Drainage easement
• Item 77 – Private use of public infrastructure
• Item 88 – Abandonment of public right-of-way
• Item 68 – Federal access to city-owned property

From the selection of the Vice Mayor (Item 52) to agenda items on land use, infrastructure, and federal access to public property, today’s meeting carries real consequences for our neighborhoods.