Posts Tagged ‘CHSRA’Bullet train CEO on war pathThursday, May 9th, 2013 May 9, 2013 By Chris Reed Last month’s Los Angeles Times’ bombshell about the state bullet-train project could scarcely have made those in charge of the California High-Speed Rail Authority look worse. The Times reported that in determining who would be chosen to build the first segment of... How bullet-train fiasco maintains support, momentumMonday, April 15th, 2013 April 15, 2013 By Wayne Lusvardi It may be unpleasant to contemplate, but opposing California’s high-speed rail project with a green-eyeshade strategy that targets its estimated huge annual losses seems likely to be a loser. Project opponents may need to find another approach, given how such... House GOP whip: Folly to expect fed $ for bullet trainFriday, April 12th, 2013April 12, 2013 By Chris Reed There's a double-whammy targeting the bullet train on the op-ed page of Friday's U-T San Diego newspaper. First House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, tees off on the state's assumption that federal dollars will cover most of the cost of the project.... Is there ever any positive news about the bullet train?Thursday, April 4th, 2013April 4, 2013 By Chris Reed Is there ever any hard, legit good news about the California High-Speed Rail Authority's plan to build a state bullet-train network? The stories last week about the U.S. Government Accountability Office depicting CHSRA's ridership estimates as reasonable were onl... In same spirit as ‘courtesy flush,’ ‘courtesy vote’Monday, March 18th, 2013March 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The fact that on March 6 a member of the bullet train's board of directors -- former San Diego congresswoman Lynn Schenk -- had blocked approval of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's plan to integrate bullet trains with regular trains in the Bay Area barely... KFI’s John & Ken discuss ‘Browndoggle’ with CWD’s Chris ReedSaturday, March 16th, 2013 March 16. 2013 In an interview with CalWatchdog contributor Chris Reed, KFI 640 AM's John and Ken discussed the fiasco that is the California bullet-train project, which they call the "Browndoggle." The interview begins at the 5:35 p.m. point of their Friday show -- about halfway through this ... Train agency ‘raids’ CalPERS for exec talent: Oy vey!Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 March 6, 2013 By Chris Reed When the press release came out Monday that the California High-Speed Rail Authority had recruited a top executive away from the California Public Employees' Retirement System, a Tweet from former Los Angeles Times journo Joe Mathews asked me if my head had explod... CA bullet train crashes through federal, state safeguardsMonday, January 28th, 2013 Jan. 28, 2013 By Chris Reed Reports that the California High-Speed Rail Authority and Amtrak are teaming up to buy bullet trains and that the state is preparing for hundreds of eminent-domain property seizures in the Central Valley for the bullet train's first segment are grim reminders that ... |