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California High Speed Rail Authority Faces Another Two Year Delay in Construction

March 30, 2021 7:13 amApril 1, 2021 6:46 am

A released letter from Spanish construction firm Dragados Monday found that the opening of the California high speed rail stretch between Bakersfield and Merced was likely to be delayed by another two years. In a letter obtained by the Los...

Voters Know CA Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Troubles Began Before Pandemic

March 14, 2021 4:03 pmMarch 14, 2021 4:32 pm

A more contrite-sounding California Gov. Gavin Newsom is now acknowledging some of his mistakes in the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, however, he still doesn’t understand that it’s much more than the pandemic snafus that are fueling the RecallGavin2020 movement....

California High-Speed Rail Authority Announces Another Delay By At Least a Year

February 6, 2021 8:23 amFebruary 6, 2021 8:36 am

On Friday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced that the deadline for the completion of the first stretch of track would be delayed by at least a year. The high-speed rail network, which was passed as AB 3034 in...

New Documents Show Botched Madera High-Speed Rail Bridge Project

August 12, 2020 2:10 amAugust 11, 2020 9:27 pm

On Monday, a release of documents showed that a California High-Speed Rail and BNSF Railway bridge in Madera County has halted production due to numerous construction issues and design problems. The Road 27 bridge, located in the town of Madera,...

Rare Bipartisan Assembly Majority Co-Sponsor Resolution to Defer High-Speed Rail Contract

June 8, 2020 3:10 pmJune 8, 2020 3:15 pm

On June 5th, the California Assembly co-sponsored a resolution to have the California High-Speed Rail Authority defer a $20.5 billion stretch of high-speed rail construction between Bakersfield and Merced. Deferring $20.5 billion The contract, roughly 1/3rd of the amount California...

2020 March Primary Review: Buzz Patterson vs. Ami Bera in the 7th Congressional District

February 29, 2020 8:40 am

California Congressional District 7 encompasses the Southern portion of Sacramento County, and is currently represented by Democratic Rep. Ami Bera. Rep. Ami Bera The District is fairly evenly split between Republican and Democrat voters, but many Republicans are hoping to...

Gov. Gavin’s Go-To Guy

January 7, 2020 7:03 amJanuary 6, 2020 7:42 pm

As Sophia Bollag reports in the Sacramento Bee, “Gov. Gavin Newsom turned at least four times to global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over the past year when he wanted to bring a private sector perspective to California government.” The...