Ralph Vartabedian – San Jose Inside https://www.sanjoseinside.com A look inside San Jose politics and culture Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.12 How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/how-californias-bullet-train-went-off-the-rails/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/how-californias-bullet-train-went-off-the-rails/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2022 16:28:04 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201199939 America’s first experiment with high-speed rail has become a multi-billion-dollar nightmare. Political compromises, including one to shift the route through Pacheco Pass to San Jose through Gilroy, created a project so expensive that almost no one knows how it can be built as originally envisioned.

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]]> https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/investigative-reports/how-californias-bullet-train-went-off-the-rails/feed/ 9 Newsom, Legislators Won’t Budge in Dispute over High-speed Rail Spending https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-legislators-wont-budge-in-dispute-over-high-speed-rail-spending/ https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/newsom-legislators-wont-budge-in-dispute-over-high-speed-rail-spending/#comments Fri, 06 May 2022 18:39:26 +0000 https://www.sanjoseinside.com/?p=201194488 Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on the best next steps for California’s high-speed rail project.

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