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

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

Top officials live up (down?) to bullet train tradition

CalWatchdog Staff June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013 By Chris Reed When the Los Angeles Times broke the story in April that the California High-Speed Rail Authority had quietly changed the rules to de-emphasize the importance of technical competence among bidders for the first segment

Bridge debacle foreshadows bullet train mega-debacle

CalWatchdog Staff May 22, 2013

May 22, 2013 By Chris Reed Mankind has been building bridges for more than 3,000 years. A bridge built in the 13th century BC in Greece is still in use. Building durable bridges over water is not a modern accomplishment.

Bullet train CEO on war path

CalWatchdog Staff May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013 By Chris Reed Last month’s Los Angeles Times’ bombshell about the state bullet-train project could scarcely have made those in charge of the California High-Speed Rail Authority look worse. The Times reported that in determining who would

In same spirit as ‘courtesy flush,’ ‘courtesy vote’

CalWatchdog Staff March 18, 2013

March 18, 2013 By Chris Reed The fact that on March 6 a member of the bullet train’s board of directors — former San Diego congresswoman Lynn Schenk — had blocked approval of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s plan to

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

Lawsuit may slow high-speed rail

CalWatchdog Staff July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012 By Dave Roberts With legislative passage last week of $4.7 billion in bonds for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. And with conductor Jerry Brown yelling “all aboard.” It seems like this expensive train to nowhere has left