Ca High Speed Rail

A High-Speed Lawsuit? Rail Authority's Email Policy Ignites Firestorm

| Posted 05.22.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams A congressional committee is investigating California's $68 billion bul...

Officials Defend Cost Of High-Speed Rail

| Posted 05.04.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams A report that warned of huge operating deficits for California's bullet...

The 'Elephant In The Room': Are Bullet Train Costs Drastically Underestimated?

| Posted 05.04.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams By hitting the reset button, Gov. Jerry Brown bought some time for the ...

Aaron Sankin

STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS: Report Slams High Speed Rail, Recommends Defunding Project

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.19.2012

Despite a revamped plan that's expected to shave $30 billion off the overall cost of the project, high speed rail in California still faces stiff oppo...

High-Speed Rail Clears Major Hurdle

AP | By SUDHIN THANAWALA and HANNAH DREIER | Posted 04.12.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- The authority overseeing efforts to build a high-speed rail system in California approved its revised business plan on Thursday, send...

California's High-Speed Rail Plan Gets A Makeover

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 04.02.2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Supporters of California's ambitious high-speed rail project began their hard sell with lawmakers and the public Monday aft...

Is High-Speed Rail Losing Supporters?

| Posted 05.08.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Will Evans With most Californians worried about the state budget and opposed to trigge...

Can Jerry Brown Rescue California's High-Speed Rail Plans?

AP | By JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 04.19.2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Critics have called it the train to nowhere and a $98 billion boondoggle. As concerns mount over the practicality and affordabil...

Aaron Sankin

California High Speed Rail Has An Unexpected San Francisco Savior

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.14.2012

When it was announced that two top executives overseeing California's high speed rail project were stepping down from their leadership roles in the sp...

NO TRAIN PLEASE: Petition To Kill California High-Speed Rail Gains Momentum

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.27.2012

California Secretary of State Debra Bowen on Monday approved a petition that would allow voters to decide whether they want the state to move forward ...

Down The Fast Track: California Bullet Train Critics Have A New Concern

| Posted 03.11.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams Since the recession began, the state Legislature has put some big-ticke...

'It's Highly Uncertain If Funding To Complete This System Will Ever Materialize'

AP | Posted 01.30.2012

By Juliet Williams, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The state's legislative analyst says California's plan for a $98 billion high-speed...

'Shock And Anxiety': State Senator Reacts To High Speed Rail's Price Tag

| Posted 01.09.2012

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams For years, a Long Beach lawmaker prodded the state's High-Speed Rail Au...

Will Lawsuits Derail California's Bullet Train Project?

| Posted 11.19.2011

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Stephanie Rice Even if state officials can scrape together the billions of dollars nee...

California Bullet Train Regulation Headed For A High-Speed Failure

| Posted 11.06.2011

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Sam Pearson The California High-Speed Rail Authority is facing increased scrutiny from...

CA High-Speed Rail Receives Additional $902 Million

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers say the state of California is getting another $902 million in federal funding to advance the design and construc...