High-Speed Rail: The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves
This is going to be a very political discussion about high-speed rail -- why we have it, and why we shouldn't. It was triggered by an article by Ryan Lizza, "The Obama Memos" in the January 30, 2012...
View ArticleProf. Samer Madanat has some choice words for the California High-Speed Rail...
One of the most reliable and independent sources of information critical about the California High-Speed Rail Project comes from the Institute for Transportation Studies at Berkeley. Professor Samer...
View ArticleThe California High-Speed Train will be hugely profitable. Not!
Unfortunately, Ralph Vartabedian failed to provide access to the report by Grindley, Warren, Enthoven and Bushell to which he refers in this article in the LA Times about profits by the High-Speed Rail...
View ArticleThe High-Speed Rail Gravy Train: They get the gravy; we get the train.
Katy Grimes writes for the conservative CalWatchdog blog. She pulls no punches in describing the current situation with the California High-Speed Rail Project, and the efforts of Assemblywoman Diane...
View ArticleThe Politics of High-Speed Rail: Bait and Switch
Two articles on the same subject from two different newspapers. The first article, from BusinessWeek, describes the problem:The department says the money comes from the Federal Railroad...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Rail and Democratic Party Morality
Here's an interesting letter to the editor in the San Mateo Countil Daily Journal. The writer states:April 23, 2012, 05:00 AMEditor,I fully support Russ Cohen’s April 14 guest perspective on California...
View ArticleWhat difference will the elections make to California's High-Speed Rail Project?
The short answer to the question asked in the headline of the article, below, is NO. I'll explain.The case that Maccioli makes in this article from Yahoo News is that the California High-Speed Rail...
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Bringing High-Speed Rail Stupidity and Venality from China to the US.
Full credit here: The attached article was written by Richard Tolmach who is one of the most knowledgeable authorities on passenger rail issues and particularly on high-speed rail in California. Based...
View ArticleWhat HSR is in California and what it isn't
The bulk of this article is about rail developments in the Los Angeles region and this online publication, CITYWATCH, is based in that city.However, Ken Alpern raises some interesting, state-wide,...
View ArticleMark Powell is preparing us to take the CHSRA to court for its High-Speed...
Mark Powell has done it again. My only complaint is that he doesn't write enough of these thoroughly researched articles. Even though this one comes from the on-line publication REDCOUNTY, as we know...
View ArticleA major overview of the California High-Speed Rail Project and its...
Before I get into this article, it also includes a video that I'm unable to transfer into this blog. (error message) The video shows a Carlyle Group representative, Robert Dove, discussing private...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Rail in California: A Religious Crusade based on Faith Alone
First, a background comment. This article by Adam Summers is from the Reason Foundation online blog. To remind you, the Reason Foundation, with additional support from the Jarvis Anti-Tax Group,...
View ArticleYou can buy what the high-speed rail authority is selling on some street...
Good article in the Modesto Bee (related to the Sacramento Bee) by Lance Williams.Let's specify some basic facts about the California High-Speed Rail Project and the people who are actively promoting...
View ArticleIf you can't lie about high-speed rail, what's a metaphor?
At first, I wasn't going to bother with this article. It's in the Huffington Post, a liberal online publication, and generally, a supporter of high-speed rail.However, the interviewer of Governor Jerry...
View ArticleAn Anonymous Comment on this blog about High-Speed Rail
Whatever comments are posted on this blog, I do read them, but I'm not looking for conversations. However, one comment came in on April 19th that I have re-visited several times that I want to...
View ArticleWhen this High-Speed Rail disaster is finally build, who will be around to...
Wolf RIchter poses the situation with high-speed rail very well in this article. California continues to operate along the edge of an economic cliff. Nonetheless, the Governor and fellow Democrats are...
View ArticleWhen it comes to High-Speed Rail, they can't hear us.
Grandchildren visiting are taking priority over blogging. Until end of the week, there will be less activity on this blog.Yet, reading the daily papers re-affirms a saying of which I am fond, coined...
View ArticleWhen it comes to High-Speed Rail, they can't hear us.
Grandchildren visiting are taking priority over blogging. Until end of the week, there will be less activity on this blog.Yet, reading the daily papers re-affirms a saying about which I am convinced,...
View ArticleFellow Democrats, drop High-Speed Rail or you will deserve to lose this election
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/opinion/carville-democrats-could-lose/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7Carville is a guy to take very seriously. What does what he says have to do with HSR? Everything. If my fellow...
View ArticleCNN Video on the California High-Speed Rail Debacle
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c1#/video/bestoftv/2012/05/30/ac-griffin-california-high-speed-rail.cnnBottom Line? It's not about the train; it's about the money! Your money!Is it not yet clear to...
View ArticleRelease of California Rail Bonds may be ruled illegal: by Mark Powell
http://againstcaliforniahsr.com/cost-high-speed-rail-california-hsr/california-rail-bonds-funding-plan-business-planRELEASE OF CALIFORNIA RAIL BONDS MAY BE RULED ILLEGALPOSTED ON JUNE 6, 2012 BY MARK...
View ArticleWe don't need no edukatin'. We have got high-speed rail comin'.
http://youtu.be/c_tjVAsTlUc•The California budget is a zero-sum game. Every dollar spent on HSR is not available for education.•Education produces the state's "seed corn" for its economy. Lousy...
View ArticleCalifornia State Legislature Assemblywoman Diane Harkey
Quick Background: Assemblywoman Harkey, and State Senator Doug LaMalfa, have been the most outspoken critical legislators in Sacramento, proposing several pieces of legisation with the intention of...
View ArticleAnd Now, A Word From Your High-Speed Rail Opponent
You haven't heard from me since June. I'll be frank here. I've given up hope that this project will ever be terminated. Therefore, with or without funds, it will continue to hang over the heads of...
View ArticleOne of the Lawsuits Against the California High-Speed Rail Authority: by Mark...
You better read this, slowly and carefully. It explains a lot of what the rail authority intends to do, and why it's illegal. These are Mark's words, taken verbatim from his web-site, not mine. It...
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