David Borenstein of Mercury News explains why building a high-speed rail system won't be a free ride and will require spending money that could …
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The California Way: High taxes and government waste
California’s tax burden is always a hot topic, especially now. With a state budget that is allegedly short of money (fact check: spending discipline …
THE LEGAL FRONT: HJTA TAKES THE FIGHT AGAINST THE ILLEGAL “MANSION TAX” TO A HIGHER COURT
By Laura Dougherty, Director of Legal Affairs When Measure ULA was passed in the city of Los Angeles in November of 2022, it struck two blows against …
Please, Governor, don’t derail the bullet train derailment
Even before California’s High Speed Rail bond proposal appeared on the ballot in November 2008, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association commissioned …
NEWS: Feds delay decision on $650 million California rail grant
The Federal Transit Administration has delayed a $650 million grant related to California's high speed rail project, reports Daily Progress. The …
NEWS: Deputy chief of state rail authority will leave by end of the year
The disastrous Californian bullet train project has taken another hit as the Chief Deputy Director of the California High-Speed Rail Authority has …
NEWS: Bullet train faces new scrutiny after release of report predicting higher costs
Following reports that officials failed to disclose predictions that the state's high speed rail project may face cost overruns, Rep. Jeff Denham …
NEWS: Newly approved high-speed train route has ‘unavoidable’ effects on Valley
The Fresno Bee reports a proposed section of the state's high speed rail project from Fresno to Bakersfield would impact hundreds of homes and …
OPINION: High-Speed Train Wreck
Cynthia Ward of City Journal writes about the continued waste and mismanagement surrounding the California High Speed Rail Authority's efforts to push …
Voters Should Reject Rail Bond Boondoggle
Few proposals on the November ballot make as little sense as Prop. 1 the so-called High Speed Rail initiative. Why is Prop. 1 so bad? Let's count the …