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Faltering California High-Speed Rail Pushes Private Funding To Fill Massive $7-$11 Billion Funding Gap

April 30, 2025 1:24 pmApril 30, 2025 1:24 pm

California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri announced Wednesday that he will be pushing the state to start accepting more private funding for the rail project, especially with a $7 billion funding gap set to come into play in mid-2026,...

Pres. Trump to Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Scheme: ‘Worst Managed Project I’ve Seen’

February 5, 2025 10:21 amFebruary 5, 2025 10:21 am

With President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year, many are celebrating. Not the Fresno...

President Trump to Launch Investigation into High Cost Of California High-Speed Rail

February 5, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 5, 2025 2:46 am

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail (CAHSR), fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion...

CA Congressional Reps Send Letter to President in Opposition to Proposed Range of Light National Monument

January 10, 2025 2:55 amJanuary 10, 2025 2:56 am

Rep. Tom McClintock and members of the California congressional delegation sent a letter to President Biden Wednesday calling on him not to establish a proposed Range of Light National Monument. According to Representatives Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley, Vince Fong, David...

Gov. Newsom Celebrates High Speed Rail Kern County Track Laying

January 7, 2025 1:52 pmJanuary 7, 2025 1:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez, and other local dignitaries and Rail officials attended a track laying ceremony in the Kern County town of Shafter on Monday. The first high-speed...

CA Congressional Democrats Scramble to Push Huge High Speed Rail Grant

December 26, 2024 7:58 amDecember 26, 2024 7:58 am

A group of Californian’s congressional Democrats comprising of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Congressional Members Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) continued to make a major push this week for the U.S. ...

Kamala Harris Has ‘No Chance at Winning’ CA’s 2026 Governor’s Race

December 17, 2024 2:45 amDecember 17, 2024 12:15 pm

Backlash against a possible Kamala Harris 2026 Gubernatorial run continued on Monday, with more top Republicans, including former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, saying that Harris would have no chance at winning. While Harris has been mentioned as a possible candidate following...