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I was going to post a “2010 in review” article today, but there’s actual breaking news on the final day of the year: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has made three appointments to the California High Speed Rail Authority board: With his time to make appointments coming to a close, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday announced the [...]
Our focus all week has been on the decision about where to start building HSR in the Central Valley – but there was another important piece of news this week. The Attorney General’s office issued an opinion on the charge that Curt Pringle and Richard Katz held “incompatible offices” by virtue of their position on [...]
(See below for an update.) I can’t say I’m totally surprised at this news: Los Angeles transportation official Richard Katz is stepping down from the state panel overseeing development of California’s $43-billion high-speed rail system. Katz, who also serves on the boards of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Metrolink commuter rail [...]
As was reported by Kathy Hamilton, Senator Joe Simitian mentioned that an effort to include a legislative exemption in the state budget deal for California High Speed Rail Authority board members Curt Pringle and Richard Katz, to clear up questions about whether they hold “incompatible offices,” was blocked. Today’s LA Times sheds more light on [...]
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