Photo Gallery: California high-speed rail authority meeting, protest
Acton Town Council treasurer Pam Wolter speaks emotionally during comment time at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Members of the Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (SAFE) protest high speed rail construction before the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Kelly decker, a member of the Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (SAFE), protests high speed rail construction before the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Members of the Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (SAFE) protest high speed rail construction before the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Board chair Dan Richard, center, listens to speakers during comment time at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Board member, Lynn Schenk, from left, CEO Jeff Hedges, and board chair Dan Richard listen to speakers during comment time at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Congressman Adan Schiff district representative Mike Aguilera speaks during comment time at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A large crowd filled the room where the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting was held, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Members of the Save Angeles Forest for Everyone (SAFE) argue with a hotel employee, center, about signs on hotel property during protest against high speed rail construction at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Palmdale to Burbank Project Section map shown at the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Board chair Dan Richard, from left, vice chair Tom Richards, and board members Michael Rossi and Ernesto Camacho, speak before the California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting, at the Holiday Inn in Burbank on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)