Conflicted Pols Pushed To Resign
SEPT. 30, 2010 By ANTHONY PIGNATARO Apparently, the state attorney general only recently discovered that two California High-Speed Rail Authority board members have other jobs that my conflict with their bullet train responsibilities. Richard Katz and Curt Pringle are long-time
Read MoreIs there a UP/HSR rail war?
Anthony Pignataro: A huge assumption on the part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority is that they’ll be able to run bullet trains alongside Union Pacific’s freight train tracks as the system winds its way through Central California. The Authority
Read MoreIs California Betting on Asia?
Anthony Pignataro: Given the brief press release issued by California High-Speed Rail Authority Executive Director Roelof van Ark following last week’s big trip to Asia, it’s clear he didn’t get everything he’d hoped for. I’m saying this because hope is
Read MoreWater Keeps CA's Welfare State Liquid
SEPT. 14, 2010 By WAYNE LUSVARDI Book Review: Running Out of Water: The Looming Crisis and Solutions To Conserve Our Most Precious Resource (Palgrave, 2010). Mark Twain once wrote: “Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt” using a malapropism on
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