California, High-Speed Rail and Trump

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy directs FRA to review California High-Speed Rail Project
FRA will review CHSRA and Merced-Bakersfield segment’s progress, including compliance for federal grant agreements to determine whether CHSRA has fully met its obligations
‘Every dollar is accounted for’, says California High Speed Rail Authority as Trump administration announces review
USA: 'With multiple independent federal and state audits completed, every dollar is accounted for, and we stand by the progress and impact of this project', California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri said after recently appointed US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a review of federal
Trump Administration Takes Aim at $4B in Funding for California High-Speed Rail
President Donald Trump canceled nearly $1 billion in federal funding for the high-speed rail project in 2019, during his first term. The Biden administration later restored the funding and, in December 2023, allocated $3.3 billion more.
California High-Speed Rail Calls for Public Input
Authorities will give the public the chance to participate in the scoping process ahead of an environmental impact report.
Trump administration blasts one California high-speed rail project but praises another
While U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy questioned the cross-state high-speed rail project, he praised the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles effort.
Transportation chief Duffy launches probe of California’s high-speed rail project
Duffy, speaking at Union Station in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, said the Federal Railroad Administration will review the rail project and its leadership.
Trump Administration Questions Funding for California High-Speed Rail
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled project.
Trump administration launches review of California’s high-speed rail spending
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that the Trump administration has launched a compliance review of California's high-speed rail project.
California high-speed rail: $15.7B already invested in 'failed' project as Republicans criticize Newsom
California voters in 2008 approved nearly $10 billion in bond money to build a high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco that was supposed to be running by 2020.
Donald Trump Called To Take Action on California High Speed Rail
California Republicans called on Trump to investigate the state's project, describing the high-speed rail endevour as a "colossal failure".
Trump admin puts 'disastrous' high-speed rail project in deep blue state on notice
The Trump admin is putting a "disastrous" high-speed rail project in California on notice after it started almost two decades ago and has "no rail" being built.
Trump administration threatens $4 billion in funding for California high-speed rail
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into California’s high-speed rail project in what could be the first ...
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Is it the end of the line for California’s high speed rail project?
Everything we predicted about California’s High Speed Rail project (HSR) has come to rotten fruition. Frequent readers ...
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Protester Hurls Tomato at Tulare Assemblywoman During High-Speed Rail Conference
A protester threw a tomato at Tulare Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo on Thursday while she spoke about an investigation into ...
Latest line: A good week for Emeryville, a bad week for High Speed Rail
Sutter Health announces plans to build a new $1 billion medical campus with a 200-bed hospital in the East Bay city, ...
CA's high-speed rail: Big dreams and big delays
Courtesy of Brittany Mahomes/Instagram; MEGA Brittany Mahomes is (still) embracing Barbiecore to the max. Mahomes, 29, took ...