Transportation, High Speed Rail, PCL in the Press

Gov. Brown wants to tap cap-and-trade funds for bullet train

1/7/14 by the Los Angeles Times. Environmental groups oppose the plan to dip into hundreds of millions of dollars in fees from businesses whose carbon dioxide...

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High Speed Rail, Capital Insiders, Water

Governor Brown Proposes Weakening Environmental Review on California’s Largest Infrastructure Projects

The development of high speed rail and major water infrastructure projects for the Bay Delta are clearly top priorities for Governor Brown. Brown sees such...

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Transportation, High Speed Rail, Capital Insiders

Is High Speed Rail on Track Approaching a Fork in the Road?

In 2010, California State Auditor Elaine Howle indicated that the financing for high speed rail, California’s most expensive infrastructure project ever, was...

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High Speed Rail, Land Use, Capital Insiders, Climate, Legislation, Water

How Environmental Protection Fares in Governor’s Budget

Last week, due to a technical glitch, the Brown Administration unintentionally released the Governor’s proposed budget a few days earlier than expected....

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High Speed Rail

Judge Rules Against High Speed Rail for Second Time

For the second time, a California court has invalidating the Environmental Impact Report for the Central Valley to Bay Area section of the California...

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High Speed Rail

Assemblymember Gordon to Hold Hearing in Palo Alto

On the heels of the Superior Court’s November 10th decision addressed above, Assemblymember Rich Gordon (D-Redwood City) will be leading a hearing and public...

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High Speed Rail

With Release of New Business Plan, is High Speed Rail in California on the Right Track?

The California High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) released its most recent business plan this morning during a press conference held at the Sacramento Railroad...

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High Speed Rail

LAO Reports: High-Speed Rail is at Critical Juncture

On Tuesday the California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released a report assessing the cost of the CA high speed rail project (HSR) and issued...

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High Speed Rail

Getting High Speed Rail Back On Track

Last week, U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA 14), CA Senator Joe Simitian (D-11)and CA Assemblyman Rich Gordon (D-21) all gathered at the Menlo Park...

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High Speed Rail

High Speed Rail Federal Funding Has Disappeared, Now What?

The California high speed rail project has suffered another setback this week as President Barack Obama and other federal officials slashed this year’s high...

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