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Governor Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State of the address in Sacramento today, and it included a strong defense of the state’s high speed rail project. But just as important was the context. Governor Brown rejects the argument from “the declinists” – people who believe that California is in decline and the state [...]
The California legislature is in a winter lull right now, but things will pick up soon and one of the main topics will be whether or not to agree to Governor Jerry Brown’s request to spend Prop 1A bond money to begin high speed rail construction. And according to Daniel Borenstein of the Contra Costa [...]
That’s what HSR critic Senator Joe Simitian told the San Mateo Daily Journal about next week’s release of the latest Business Plan by the California High Speed Rail Authority: “This is a watershed moment for high-speed rail,” said state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto. “After three years, the public is expecting some good answers to [...]
A few months ago the “hybrid” or “blended” plan for mixing high speed rail and Caltrain on the Peninsula generated strong criticism from HSR advocates, including on this blog. However, it’s also clear that support is growing for the plan. The Bay Area Council’s recent endorsement of a hybrid plan and call for the MTC [...]
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