Comments on: CA Senate Democrats Include HSR In Jobs Package: Will US Senate Dems Do It Too?

By: KA

KA — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:35:55 +0000

When will they actually break ground? Have they set any firm dates? I can’t wait any longer for high speed rail!

Love this blog!

By: jimsf

jimsf — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:40:13 +0000

Do not let the worthless, pea brained politicians start siphoning off money for this kind of bs. Training for who? The hundred thousand or so construction workers, heavy equipment operators, ditch diggers, electricians, engineers etc who are already trained and waiting for a job? or training for railroad employees, you know, because we don’t have already have a whole nation-load of well trained railroad employees?

This is where the stimulus watch dog must come in and start barking. ( I assume there is an official stimulus watchdog chained to a tree somewhere n’est ce pas?) I don’t understand how we end up with such gross incompetence at every level. I just don’t understand it.

Our state lawmakers are just so lame. honestly, its like they wake up everyday, look in the mirror, and say, “how badly can I screw up today.” i think its time to throw them all out. every single one of em.

By: Francis

Francis — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:15:12 +0000

25,000,000/5000=5,000,000

SWEET!!

By: Dan S.

Dan S. — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:25:31 +0000

Man, this state is definitely beautiful, and if you grew up here, I think you get an automatic affinity for those striking arid landscapes. I tell you, if this thing gets built, I’m going to be glued to my window the first 5 or so round-trips I take SF to LA!

By: BruceMcF

BruceMcF — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:38:06 +0000

What’s plain stupid – the option being studied, or studying the option?

I think studying the option is plenty smart. It will put a dollar figure on the magnitude of the stupidity of the idea, which will be very handy.

By: AndyDuncan

AndyDuncan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:56:34 +0000

The foothills there between Bako and Tehachapi are indeed gorgeous, especially in the spring when it’s all green.

By: Tony D.

Tony D. — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:29:54 +0000

Observer,
Are you for real?! Do you really think HSR will sound like that? That reminded me a lot of UPRR down the Monterey Corridor in South SJ; probably sounds like Caltrain on the Peninsula as well. If I had to chose between HSR and horns blaring, wheels screaching, tornado sounding…well, that’s a no-brainer.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:03:01 +0000

Aren’t transfers between LA and SF explicitly illegal anyway?

By: YesonHSR

YesonHSR — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:59:03 +0000

Having HSR come up to the TBT at slower speeds is one thing..but getting off and boarding another train is insane and unworkable for the large amount of people that will be going all the way to SF..
Lame nimby idea..No HSR stops 45 miles from its endpoint city and has paasengers change to local train system! It will NEVER happen with DIFI.Boxer the San Francisco voters ect that expect and demand HSR stop in the city

By: Missiondweller

Missiondweller — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:56:01 +0000

Although I am a HSR supporter, I fail to see why $25 million should be used to “educate” workers. Are these meant to be the construction workers? or the workers that will operate and maintain the system several years down the line when we get this built?

Seems to be the legislature just wanting to create their own “jobs bill” to look like they’re doing something, and using funds already approved by voters but not necessarily the way they intended.

BTW, at $25 million for 5,000 jobs, that $5 million per job. Great jobs bill.

If we can get construction underway its a great jobs program without anything the legislature would do.