High Speed Rail Archives

Side by side image of bullet train and California Transportation Commission nominee Lee Ann Eager of Fresno

Newsom Appoints Fresno’s Lee Ann Eager to Transportation Commission

June 19, 2020

Lee Ann Eager, a strong advocate for high-speed rail and president/CEO of the Fresno County Economic Development Corp. since 2009, was appointed to the California Transportation Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. The 13-member commission is responsi...

Walters: Bullet Train Could Be Derailed

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 14, 2020

Is this the end of the line for California’s misbegotten bullet train project? A bipartisan majority of the state Assembly, including Speaker Anthony Rendon, is sponsoring a resolution that directs the High-...

Michael Bloomberg Outlines Plans for Cleaner Buildings, Cars

AP News

January 17, 2020

SACRAMENTO — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg would push for all new cars to be electric by 2035 and new buildings to produce zero carbon emissions by 2025 as part of clean energy plans he re...

Photo of the San Joaquin River viaduct being built for high-speed rail

LA Times’ Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

gvwire

December 27, 2019

A recent Steve Lopez column titled “Let’s shift stalled bullet train funds to L.A. and San Francisco, where they’ll do some good” in the Los Angeles Times is once again a narrowminded view that perpetuates the decades-old problem of overlooking, and underestim...

Fire Burns Vacant Building on HSR Property in South Fresno

David Taub

December 2, 2019

A fire burned a vacant building on a plot of land owned by the California High Speed Rail Authority. Black smoke could be seen for miles — especially around highways 99 and 41 — when the fire started around ...

Photo of Veterans Boulevard ribbon cutting

Finally, Veterans Boulevard Is Going Somewhere Big and Exciting

Bill McEwen

September 24, 2019

Thirty-five years after it was envisioned by Fresno planners, long-stalled Veterans Boulevard moved forward Tuesday morning with phase one of a plan that ultimately should ease some of the city's most congested...

Newsom Signs Clean Water Bill, Raises Funds in Valley Stop

David Taub

July 24, 2019

Visiting a dot on the map in Fresno County called Tombstone, Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped to put an end to unsafe drinking water. The governor on Wednesday came to a home south of Sanger and signed the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund (SB 200), which will pr...

Photo of high-speed rail construction in Fresno, California

California Set to Pay $1.65 Billion for Work on High-Speed Rail

AP News

July 16, 2019

SACRAMENTO — California officials on Tuesday moved toward awarding a $1.65 billion contract to design and construct the tracks and system in the central San Joaquin Valley for the first segment of its beleaguer...

Bringing High-Speed Rail to California, One Building Block at a Time

CalMatters

June 28, 2019

California has long been the leader in innovation, bold action and tackling projects that others wouldn’t dream of. The state highway system, BART, and the Golden Gate Bridge stand out as prime examples of chal...

composite of Assemblyman Jim Patterson and a high-speed rail train

Patterson Inquiry Triggers Suspension of Bullet Train Consultant

gvwire

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...

School Board President Who Posted Confederate Flag, 'Proud to be White,' Resigns

South Valley Man Arrested for Marketing Herbal Mixtures as COVID Treatment

Are COVID Death Counts Accurate? Here’s How Fresno County Makes the Call.

Will City Settle High Profile Police Shooting Case? Fresno Council Considers Next Move.

An Attempt to Steal Valley Water in the Dark of Night

South Valley Man Arrested for Marketing Herbal Mixtures as COVID Treatment

Are COVID Death Counts Accurate? Here’s How Fresno County Makes the Call.

Owner Says She Will ‘Take a Stand’ After State Agency Hits Clovis Restaurant for Violation.

Fresno Juneteenth Rally Is Tonight at Cultural Arts District Park

McDonald’s Is Giving Out Totally Free Fries Today for National French Fry Day

Washington’s NFL Team Drops ‘Redskins’ Name After 87 Years

Don’t Risk Your Health by Attending Harvard Block Sale: Soria

Can California Save America From Itself?

Walters: Will California’s Schools Reopen Their Doors?

COVID-19 Exposes Why Postal Service Needs to Get Back Into Banking

Opinion: A More Accurate Name Is ‘Selective Black Lives Matter’

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Liberal Groups Warn Biden Could Lose Over Policing Policies

Ex-Bush Officials Launch Super PAC Backing Biden Over Trump

Trump’s Superpower Turns to Kryptonite

With Student Gathering, Trump Gets a More Boisterous Crowd