Posts Tagged ‘Proposition 1A’Not just in China: The corrupt act that got CA bullet train passedFriday, April 12th, 2013 April 12, 2013 By Chris Reed The news that the former head of China's bullet-train program is facing corruption charges probably prompts some Californians to wonder if any of the people who aggressively lied Proposition 1A to passage in 2008 should face similar charges. This may seem far-fe... 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 ... Rail series: Medium-Speed Rail runs over High-Speed RailMonday, December 10th, 2012 This is Part 1 of a series on Medium-Speed rail alternatives to California's High-Speed Rail project. Click to read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. Dec. 10, 2012 By Stan Brin By now, everyone in California knows the voter-mandated High-Speed Rail project is a boon... The ‘Terrorists’ Who Stick Up for VotersMonday, December 5th, 2011DEC. 5, 2011 By CHRIS REED Gov. Jerry Brown's announcement last week that he would push for big tax hikes on the November 2012 ballot guarantees we will soon see the re-emergence of a repellent narrative from the Democratic political establishment and its media wing. That narrative: Pundit... Call It the High-Speed Gravy TrainThursday, November 3rd, 2011 Commentary: NOV. 3, 2011 By JOHN SEILER So what's going to happen with the California High-Speed Rail project? The new business plan of the California High-Speed Rail Authority increases the estimated cost from $40 billion to $99 billion. Just the number shows it's really about politics:... Rail Program In Deep Doo-DooTuesday, May 24th, 2011 MAY 24, 2011 You know a massive government program is in trouble when even its hand-picked “working group” of insiders starts crying foul. This is exactly what happened to the increasingly troubled California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHRSA) earlier this month. Already suffering under the... |