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Bullet train: Judge shows taxpayers may be saved by Prop. 1A

Bullet train: Judge shows taxpayers may be saved by Prop. 1A

Chris Reed August 19, 2013

The Friday ruling by a Sacramento judge that the California High-Speed Rail Authority was violating the 2008 state law providing funds for the bullet-train project was the first good news that the many foes of the project have had in

CA global warming is big business for government

Katy Grimes April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013 By Katy Grimes Just when Californians thought implementation of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act couldn’t get any worse, it is. AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, and SB 375, the sustainable communities companion

In Spain, bullet train a symbol of government insanity

CalWatchdog Staff March 3, 2013

March 3, 2013 By Chris Reed The Feb. 25 New Yorker magazine had a strikingly downbeat account of the economic hellhole that is Spain. Unemployment is 25 percent — and double that for young adults. One-quarter of the budget is

High-Speed Rail hearing cuts off opposing speakers

CalWatchdog Staff February 26, 2013

Feb. 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — At Assembly Transportation Committee hearings in the Capitol on Monday, Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, cut the microphone of two speakers during the three minutes left for public comment at the end. The

High-speed rail enthusiasts dream of national system

CalWatchdog Staff February 20, 2013

Feb. 20, 2013 By John Seiler High-speed rail enthusiasts don’t just want it for California. They want the whole country covered by high-speed rail tracks. An alert CalWatchDog.com reader tipped me off to this from the Plan Your City Web

Most East Coast media misjudge CA bullet train

CalWatchdog Staff February 19, 2013

Feb. 19, 2013 By Chris Reed The immense perception gap between East Coast and West Coast journalists when it comes to reporting on the Golden State was never in sharper relief than in 2003. If you were in California, the

What I didn’t hear from Republicans this week

CalWatchdog Staff January 26, 2013

Jan. 26, 2013 By Katy Grimes While Gov. Jerry Brown announced a balanced budget and the magical economic recovery of California this week, too many Republicans fell all over themselves to praise him for it. It was difficult to see

Sucking up gets you nowhere

CalWatchdog Staff January 24, 2013

Jan. 24, 2012 By Steven Greenhut The following statement, which came from a press release, earns my vote for Shameless Suck Up of the Week: “ACEC California applauds Governor Brown for his tireless efforts to balance the state budget. We

Rail project begins grabbing CA farmers’ land

Rail project begins grabbing CA farmers’ land

CalWatchdog Staff January 18, 2013

Jan. 18, 2013 By Katy Grimes Before high-speed rail planners can do anything with the Central Valley route, they are looking at an estimated $360 million to buy out 356 privately-owned land parcels along the route. According to a recent

‘Blazing Trains’ HSR plan resembles comedy Western

CalWatchdog Staff January 7, 2013

Jan. 7, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — In 1974 Mel Brooks produced a classic comedy about the construction of the railroad into the West. With California Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic politicians pushing forward to build a high-speed rail

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