Merced – California Globe

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...

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...

California High-Speed Rail Says Another $100 Billion Is Needed To Link San Francisco And Los Angeles

March 17, 2024 10:49 amMarch 18, 2024 6:15 am

California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) officials said that another $100 billion would be needed to complete the high speed rail network between San Francisco and Los Angeles at a state Senate Transportation Committee hearing on Tuesday, raising the total estimated...

Northern California Gets New Area Code Due To Population Shifts Throughout Area

November 29, 2022 2:30 amNovember 28, 2022 8:59 pm

A new area code for all or parts of 13 Northern Californian counties began on Monday, signifying a shift of population away from the Bay Area to cheaper areas in surrounding counties, adding 350 in an area already served by...

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Awards $35 Million Stations Design Contract

October 21, 2022 11:47 amOctober 21, 2022 2:19 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved a $35 million design and support services contract for four Central Valley stations on Thursday to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup), inflating the $113 billion high-speed rail budget even...

California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Construction of Lines into Bakersfield, Merced

August 18, 2022 2:30 amAugust 17, 2022 9:02 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that they approved the continued construction of the network into both Merced and Bakersfield. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion in 2008, costs of the high speed rail system...