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Back to homepageKFI’s John & Ken discuss ‘Browndoggle’ with CWD’s Chris Reed
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
Read MoreCA bullet train crashes through federal, state safeguards
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
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Rail Series: CA should consider Medium-Speed Rail alternative
Editor’s Note: The following is a complete compilation, in one posting, of the six-part series we ran on Medium-Speed Rail as an alternative to High-Speed Rail. Dec. 26, 2012 By Stan Brin By now, everyone in California knows the voter-mandated
Read MoreNo ‘time out’ for city in rail authority’s cross-hairs
Dec. 21, 2012 By Chris Reed The nervousness is growing in Bakersfield as the California High-Speed Rail Authority moves toward locking into a route that will disrupt the lives of thousands of people — and maybe for no reason. The
Read MoreCalifornia election stirs up a tempest
Nov. 12, 2012 By Joseph Perkins As I watched the election returns this past Tuesday night (and into the wee hours of Wednesday morning), I was reminded of a line from “The Tempest,” one of the Bard’s greatest hits: “Hell
Read MoreHearing offers peek into the Democratic mind
Sept. 26, 2012 By Katy Grimes With either an infusion of new tax revenue or major cuts facing California, a theme is emerging as the November election nears. Said Assemblyman Sandre Swanson, D-Oakland, at a hearing Monday, “We are not running the state
Read More75 new CA laws signed by Gov. Brown
Sept. 22, 2012 By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown was busy last week, signing some of the 700 bills on his desk into law. He also made a few vetoes–eight to be exact. Just what California needs–more laws. 75 new
Read MoreWill Gov. Brown kill self-driving cars as threat to bullet train?
Sept. 13 By Chris Reed Gov. Jerry Brown gave another hallucinatory endorsement to the bullet-train project in a weekend interview on CNN, depicting the plan as necessary for California’s future. But the growing, glowing reports about the incredible promise offered by
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