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Patterson Inquiry Triggers Suspension of Bullet Train Consultant

June 4, 2019

A state watchdog agency is reviewing a complaint filed by Assemblyman Jim Patterson of Fresno against the top consultant on the California bullet train project. In addition, the consultant’s company has suspended him because of the probe, The Los Angeles Ti...

Walters: Trump Doing California a Bullet Train Favor

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 23, 2019

At last count, California’s Democratic political leadership had filed four dozen lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration, reflecting differences on policies large and small. Dan Walt...

California Sues Over $1 Billion in Canceled High-Speed Rail Money

AP News

May 21, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from canceling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal government. The F...

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Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion for Bullet Train

AP News

May 16, 2019

SACRAMENTO — The Trump administration canceled nearly $1 billion Thursday in federal money for California's high-speed rail project, further throwing into question the future of the ambitious plan to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. California Gov. Ga...

Gov. Newsom Is Shrinking Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 8, 2019

When Jerry Brown began his first governorship in 1975, he quickly set himself apart from his father, former Gov. Pat Brown. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary The elder Brown’s lega...

Photo of San Joaquin Valley and Gavin Newsom

Walters: Is San Joaquin Valley California’s Poor Stepchild?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 24, 2019

Technically, California’s San Joaquin Valley – the drainage plain of the San Joaquin River – begins a few miles south of Sacramento and ends a few miles south of Fresno. Opinion Dan Walters CALma...

Composite photos of high-speed rail construction in south Fresno and Gov. Gavin Newsom

Walters: It’s Time to Derail the Train to Nowhere

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 21, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom came close this month to abandoning the state’s misbegotten bullet train project that’s already cost many billions of dollars and demonstrates no signs of becoming viable. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “Let’s...

Photo of Trump, Newsom and Brown at the scene of the Camp Fire

Border Wall, Bullet Train: California vs. Trump Escalates

AP News

February 20, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Disputes over President Donald Trump's border wall and California's bullet train are intensifying the feud between the White House and the nation's most populous state. The Trump administration ...

Walters: Newsom Downgrades Brown’s Pet Projects

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 12, 2019

When Gavin Newsom was running for governor last year, he adopted “courage for a change” as his slogan. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary More likely, the stretch of (Valley) track,...

Newsom: Bullet Train Will Only Go Through Valley

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February 12, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday he's abandoning a plan to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, a project with an estimated cost that has ballooned to $77 billion. "Let's be real," Newsom said in his...

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Patterson Inquiry Triggers Suspension of Bullet Train Consultant

Walters: Trump Doing California a Bullet Train Favor

California Sues Over $1 Billion in Canceled High-Speed Rail Money

Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion for Bullet Train

Gov. Newsom Is Shrinking Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects

Walters: Is San Joaquin Valley California’s Poor Stepchild?

Walters: It’s Time to Derail the Train to Nowhere

Border Wall, Bullet Train: California vs. Trump Escalates

Walters: Newsom Downgrades Brown’s Pet Projects

Newsom: Bullet Train Will Only Go Through Valley

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