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Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment

July 31, 2025 12:00 pmJuly 31, 2025 12:02 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that requires the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to create a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield “phase one” segment following years of pressure from Republicans and some Democrats wanting...

High-Speed Rail’s Ian Choudri Confirms Plans For Private Investment to Bridge $10.2 Billion Funding Gap

July 8, 2025 1:48 pmJuly 8, 2025 1:48 pm

California High-Speed Rail has roughly 11 months to plug a funding gap of between $10.2 billion to $14.2 billion. Back in March, the California Legislative Analyst’s Office told lawmakers that CHSR needs $7 billion in funding by June 2026 or...

Governor Newsom Reaches Agreement With Legislature On A $321.1 Billion Budget

June 25, 2025 1:48 pmJune 25, 2025 1:48 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom reached a $321.1 billion budget agreement with the state legislature late on Tuesday, with large cuts of Medi-Cal that will result in the freezing of new illegal immigrant applicants from being accepted being added in. While both...

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Releases Report Exposing No Viable Path Forward for California’s High-Speed Rail Boondoggle

June 4, 2025 10:00 amJune 4, 2025 12:37 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation just released a report Wednesday revealing that California’s High-Speed Rail project is in default of its federal grant agreements and has no viable path to completion – and not a moment too soon as the...

$700K High-Speed Rail Study Bill Passes Senate

June 4, 2025 2:47 amJune 4, 2025 2:48 am

A bill that would commission a study on potential commercial and residential economic development opportunities along the California High Speed Rail (CHSR) corridor between Los Angeles and San Francisco was passed by the Senate on Monday despite significant opposition against...

Former Gov. Jerry Brown Comes Out in Defense Of California High-Speed Rail

May 30, 2025 1:26 pmMay 30, 2025 1:26 pm

Former Governor Jerry Brown said in an interview this week that he is still all for California High-Speed Rail, despite a continuously increasing cost for the system and a growing number of lawmakers and Californians opposing the system. High-Speed Rail...

Katie Porter And Public Transit: How Her Post On X Exposed Much Larger Problems

May 29, 2025 1:30 pmMay 29, 2025 1:30 pm

For nearly a week, a huge question has been raised of former Congresswoman and current Gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter: Does she have any idea how trains or public transit works? That concern comes from an X post last week where...