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California Bullet Train Lawsuit Dropped
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Plans for a bullet train in California blasted through a major obstacle with the settlement of an environmental lawsuit against the project, the California High-Speed Rail Authority announced on Thursday. Here's the press release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a major … Continue reading
Poll: Californians Wary of Price for Water Project, High-Speed Rail
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A majority of California voters say improving the state's water systems and creating a high-speed rail network are important, but they want to see smaller price tags attached to those projects. That's according to a poll … Continue reading
Calif. Senate Passes High-Speed Rail, Bill Goes to Governor
California’s bullet train project surged out of the station on Friday when the state Senate voted 21-16 vote in favor of bonds to begin construction. The bill passed in the Assembly Thursday by a vote of 51-27 and now goes … Continue reading
Assembly Passes High-Speed Rail Bill
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The California Assembly on Thursday gave a green-light for high-speed rail. The bill to release about $4.6 billion in voter-approved state bonds to start construction of a high-speed rail system now goes to the Senate, which is expected to vote … Continue reading
Vote Likely on High-Speed Rail by Friday
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By Juliet Williams and Judy Lin, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers plan to begin taking up Gov. Jerry Brown's top infrastructure initiative for a California bullet train. The Assembly was expected to vote Thursday afternoon on a … Continue reading
Votes Approach for High-Speed Rail and SF's Central Subway
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Does California need a bullet train zooming from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under 3 hours? Does San Francisco need a new 1.7-mile extension of Muni’s T Third Line? The two projects became entangled this week, San Francisco Chronicle … Continue reading
Brown Backs Away from Bullet Train Fight
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by Lance Williams, The Bay Citizen Gov. Jerry Brown backed away from a fight with environmentalists yesterday, abandoning a plan to exempt the $68 billion California bullet train project from environmental laws. Brown had hoped to fast-track construction of the … Continue reading
AM Splash: LA Jails Running Out Of Room; No Bullet Train Through South Bay; Facebook Nears Settlement Over Privacy Concerns
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LA County Jails May Be Out of Room Next Month (LA Times) Los Angeles County's jails could run out of space as early as next month because of an influx of state prisoners, prompting officials to consider releasing potentially thousands … Continue reading
High-Speed Rail's Central Valley Section: Build It--And Who Will Come?
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In a favorite novel, an Iowa farmer named Ray Kinsella hears a disembodied voice speaking to him from a cornfield. "If you build it, he will come," the voice says. And thus begins a cross-country fantasy that's equal parts baseball … Continue reading
