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New bullet-train biz plan still doesn’t address judge’s objection

On Friday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released a new business plan for the bullet train project. The authority’s document still doesn’t identify how it will pay for the 300-mile initial operating segment, the $31 billion question that led Sacramento Superior

Top officials live up (down?) to bullet train tradition 2

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 6

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.

Yet another computer fiasco in home of Silicon Valley 1

CalWatchdog Staff February 9, 2013

Feb. 9, 2013 By Chris Reed Friday’s news that state Controller John Chiang had fired the second contractor hired to upgrade the state government’s computer payroll system for incompetence and poor work — a few years after the first contractor