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Reporters in California, as is the case around the country, are trained to find controversy and build their stories around it. This is especially true of anything involving government. When government gets something right, it never gets the kind of attention that allegations of government wrongdoing receive. This plays itself out in high speed rail [...]
There are two discussions that happen regarding ridership on the California high speed rail project. One is absurd and one is necessary. The absurd discussion is the one that dominates conversation and media coverage. It revolves around the question “will anyone ride the trains?” And the necessary discussion is the one that is generally ignored, [...]
Last month the CHSRA Peer Review Committee issued a very interesting and, I believe, insightful report that was sent to Speaker John A. Pérez. The report looks at a number of issues that the authors believe should be addressed for the project to be successful. Unlike previous reports such from the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the [...]
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