California High Speed Rail

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

| Posted 05.22.2012

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

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Officials Defend Cost Of High-Speed Rail

| Posted 05.04.2012

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

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

| Posted 05.04.2012

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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 ...

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.19.2012

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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...

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Is Cap and Trade for Pet Projects or for Transformation?

Mike Sandler | Posted 04.17.2012

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For California to meet its AB32 goals, the state will need to do more than just tinkering with its energy and transportation systems.

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High-Speed Rail on Right Track

Lance Simmens | Posted 04.13.2012

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In other words, will blending operations with local rail systems allow the system to achieve the two-hour, forty-minute travel time stipulation by traveling at speeds of at least 200 mph from Los Angeles to San Francisco? The answer is yes.

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High-Speed Rail Clears Major Hurdle

AP | By SUDHIN THANAWALA and HANNAH DREIER | Posted 04.12.2012

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

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'I'm Not Going To Apologize For Grabbing Someone's Basketball Team'

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.11.2012

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British philosopher Isaiah Berlin once wrote there are two types of thinkers: hedgehogs and foxes. Foxes know lots of little things; hedgehogs know on...

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Issa Questions 'Weak Oversight And Mismanagement' Of Major Project

Patch.com | Posted 04.10.2012

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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, headed by Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Vista) who represents Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, is exa...

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California's High-Speed Rail Plan Gets A Makeover

AP | JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 04.02.2012

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

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Designs Revealed For The City's 'Giant Penis In The Sky'

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.15.2012

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The general concept behind the entire Transbay Terminal project is one of immense scale. The northern terminus of the country's first high-speed r...

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Is High-Speed Rail Losing Supporters?

| Posted 05.08.2012

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

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

AP | By JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 04.19.2012

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

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California High Speed Rail Has An Unexpected San Francisco Savior

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.14.2012

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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...

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

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.27.2012

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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 ...

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'California On The Mend': Jerry Brown Delivers State Of The State Address

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.19.2012

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California Governor Jerry Brown expressed hope during his 2012 State of the State speech in Sacramento Wednesday. "Putting it as simply as I can, C...

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

| Posted 03.11.2012

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

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Battle Brewing Over 'Imploding' Project

Posted 12.16.2011

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By KEVIN FREKING, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers expressed doubts Thursday about the viability of California's high-speed rail...

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

AP | Posted 01.30.2012

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

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Why We Can Afford High-Speed Rail

Lance Simmens | Posted 01.17.2012

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A prominent issue facing California and Californians at this moment is a decision on whether to build a high-speed rail transportation network connecting North and South and all points in between.

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'A Very Risky Plan': Public Voices Concerns Over California High Speed Rail

AP | Posted 01.16.2012

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By Brooke Donald, Associated Press PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Supporters and opponents of an ambitious, multibillion dollar plan to build a high-spe...

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

| Posted 01.09.2012

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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...

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High Speed Rail: Too Much, Too Late

Jonathan Harris | Posted 01.09.2012

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I would love to live in a country with an interconnected network of high-speed rail, which would modernize our infrastructure and get me to L.A. in three hours. However, now is not the time for this project.

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High-Speed Rail: Jerry Brown's Big Move to the Future

William Bradley | Posted 01.02.2012

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Gov. Brown wasn't around in person for the unveiling of the revamped business model for California's High-Speed Rail Authority, but his thinking is all over the plan itself.

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$100 BILLION DOLLARS

AP | By JULIET WILLIAMS | Posted 01.01.2012

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A business plan released Tuesday gives the most detailed look to date at California's ambitious plan to link its major cities by...

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