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LA’s Purple Line Subway Expansion: Under a Public School, Through Methane Zone and Abandoned Oil Wells

June 24, 2019 2:06 amJune 25, 2019 6:11 am

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expanding a line of the Los Angeles subway system directly beneath the historic Beverly Hills High School, through ground littered with more than 80 abandoned oil wells and saturated with methane gas and...

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Derailed: Trump Admin Pulls $1B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail Project

May 16, 2019 9:52 pmMay 17, 2019 6:25 am

The Trump Administration’s Federal Railroad Administration announced Thursday it will not be providing California the nearly $1 billion promised for the High Speed Rail project. California “repeatedly failed to comply with the terms” of its grant, “failed to make reasonable...

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Pump the Brakes on the Bullet Train

May 15, 2019 3:46 pmMay 16, 2019 11:16 am

The California High-Speed Rail Authority recently released its annual report that proved the bullet train is not on track. The report paints the same picture as previous reports: They want more hard-earned taxpayer dollars for a project that has changed...

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McCarthy Wants CA High-Speed Rail Funding Repurposed For Water Storage Projects

March 20, 2019 6:15 amMarch 25, 2019 1:13 pm

Republican California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has fired the next volley in the war over the 3.5 billion in federal funds meant for the state’s troubled high speed rail project. McCarthy (R-CA), Congressional Representative for most of Kern, Tulare and Northeast...

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BREAKING: U.S. DOT Terminates Agreement with California High Speed Rail Authority

February 19, 2019 5:02 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation terminated its agreement with the California High Speed Rail Authority in a letter Tuesday, and ordered the return of more than $928 million not yet spent on construction of the bullet train. The Federal Railroad Administration...

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Brown set to Depart Office with $15 Million in Leftover Campaign Funds

December 20, 2018 12:18 pmDecember 20, 2018 5:54 pm

As Governor Jerry Brown gets set to depart California’s highest held public position, he leaves office with a stash of nearly $15 million in leftover campaign funds. Although Brown will be handing over the reins to current Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom...