For an additional perspective, we are providing links to additional articles written about California’s High Speed Rail:
12/7/18 – LA Daily News & The Orange County Register “Bullet train audit, hearing underscore need to terminate the boondoggle” By The Editorial Board
11/30/18 – The Fresno Bee “Assemblyman calls for high-speed rail chair’s resignation, amid critical audit” By Tim Sheehan
11/15/18 – The Fresno Bee “Rushed construction cost high-speed rail $600 million and delays mount, audit finds” By Adam Ashton
8/26/18 – LA Times, “Inflation and delays could add billions more to bullet train project costs” by Ralph Vartabedian
8/10/18 – LA Times, “California’s bullet train is 11 years behind schedule. Lawmakers want to know when L.A. will benefit from it” by Ralph Vartabedian
7/30/18 – LA Times, “California high speed rail performance calculations: San Francisco to Los Angeles” by Ralph Vartabedian
3/9/18 – LA Times, “Cost for California bullet train system rises to $77.3 billion” by Ralph Vartabedian
3/9/18 – LA Daily News “Bullet train opponents call on LA leader to take stronger stance against project routes” By Elizabeth Chou
3/9/18 – LA Daily News “Cost of California bullet train surges $13 billion, more delays expected” By The Editorial Board – LA Daily News
1/6/18 – LA Times, “California bullet train cost surges by $2.8 billion: Worst-case scenario has happened” by Ralph Vartabedian
Articles from 2017
11/17/17 – LA Daily News, “California bullet train project is burning through cash” By The Editorial Board – LA Daily News
11/15/17 – LA Times, “High-speed rail authority says environmental reviews won’t be completed until 2020” by Ralph Vartabedian
10/29/17 – LA Times, “Some tough choices — and pushback — along the proposed bullet train route” by Ralph Vartabedian
10/21/17 – LA Times, “A 13.5-mile tunnel will make or break California’s bullet train” by Ralph Vartabedian
10/07/17 – OC Register, “Opinion – California high-speed rail blows past another deadline” by OC Register Editorial Board
09/29/17 – LA Times, “California bullet train costs up $1.7 billion for Central Valley segment” by Ralph Vartabedian
09/19/17 – LA Times, “Op-Ed – California’s bullet train isn’t just fast transit, it’s a way to bridge the divide between rich and poor” by Jacques Leslie
08/17/17 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Shrink San Gabriel Mountains National Monument? Public tells Trump ‘no’: Judy Chu” By Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s 27th District.
06/12/17 – California Policy Center, “Automation threatens dream of 450,000 unionized California High-Speed Rail jobs” By Kevin Dayton
06/01/17 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Bill to help revitalize Pacoima, Tujunga washes passes Assembly” By City News Service
05/12/17 – LA Times, “Gov. Brown asks President Trump for help on the California bullet train” by Ralph Vartabedian
05/08/17 – LA Times, “Now Against backdrop of voter discontent, two L.A. City Hall insiders seek 7th District council seat in San Fernando Valley” by Dakota Smith
05/05/17 – LA Daily News, “LA council candidate Torossian gets praise from group fighting high-speed rail” by Elizabeth Chou
05/01/17 – Los Angeles Times, “Leadership turnover at the California High-Speed Rail Authority could signal shakeup” By Ralph Vartabedian
04/14/17 – Los Angeles Times, “The price of safety on California’s bullet train is only now becoming apparent” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/15/17 – Los Angeles Times, “California’s bullet train board bad-mouths the state’s Republican delegation” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/08/17 – KTTV, “Point of View: California’s High Speed Rail” By Bob Cook, VP / General Manager KTTV
03/06/17 – Air Talk, KPCC, “What’s next for California’s high-speed rail after Trump Admin blocks key funding” With Larry Mantle
03/03/17 – Los Angeles Times, “Two construction firms seek an extra $300 million for bullet train work” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/22/17 – LA Daily News, “Electrifying debate over bullet train funding” By The Editorial Board – LA Daily News
02/17/17 – Los Angeles Times, “U.S. Department of Transportation puts off OK of key $647-million grant related to California’s bullet train” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/10/17 – Los Angeles Times, “Bullet train agency cleared to buy two parcels in downtown Los Angeles” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/10/17 – Los Angeles Times, “U.S. Transportation department executive approved grant days before taking job with rail contractor” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/06/17 – Los Angeles Times, “California Republicans ask Trump administration to block bullet train funding” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/01/17 – Los Angeles Times, “New legal challenge to California bullet train is filed in Superior Court” By Ralph Vartabedian
01/20/17 – LA Daily News, “Bullet train veering off fiscal track?” By The Editorial Board – LA Daily News
01/20/17 – Los Angeles Times, “Obama administration made last-minute modifications to California’s nearly $1-billion bullet train grant” By Ralph Vartabedian
01/17/17 – Los Angeles Times, “Federal warning of higher bullet-train costs prompts sharp opinions, plans for congressional hearings” By Ralph Vartabedian
01/13/17 – Los Angeles Times, “California’s bullet train is hurtling toward a multibillion-dollar overrun, a confidential federal report warns” By Ralph Vartabedian
Articles from 2016
04/13/16 – Independent Institute, “California’s High-Speed Rail Authority Wins Dishonor of the California Golden Fleece Award” By Lawrence J. McQuillan
04/12/16 – Los Angeles Times, “San Fernando Valley residents sound off on proposed bullet train routes” By Ralph Vartabedian
04/11/16 – Orange County Register, “Opinion: Bullet train still on track to go almost nowhere” By Orange County Register Editorial
04/10/16 – NBC LA “News Conference” Conan Nolan interviews CHSRA Chairman Dan Richard about the revised routes of High Speed Rail.
04/08/16 – Los Angeles Times, “State releases new details on possible bullet train routes” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/28/16 – Los Angeles Times, “What’s ahead for bullet train funding? Hearing outlines the many risks” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/28/16 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Opinion – Light rail doing fine; not so for bullet train” By Thomas D. Elias
03/28/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Changes could add hundreds of millions of dollars to first 29 miles of bullet train” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/27/16 – The Economist, “Taxpayers could pay dearly for California’s high-speed-train dreams”
03/28/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Doubts about bullet train rising in Southern California” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/21/16 – CalWatchdog.com, “Bullet-train route change doesn’t win over many” By Chris Reed
03/18/16 – Forbes, “California’s High Speed Rail System Just Isn’t Economic: Kill It, Kill It Now” By Tim Worstall
03/18/16 – Los Angeles Times, “State has funds to build first segment of bullet train, legislative analyst finds” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/17/16 – Los Angeles Times, “State revises proposed bullet train routes, but San Fernando Valley communities remain skeptical” By Ralph Vartabedian
03/17/16 – NBC Los Angeles, “SoCal High Speed Rail Route Change Has Neighbors Upset” Reported by Conan Nolan and Dennis Lahti
03/17/16 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Valley residents give proposed new bullet train routes mixed reviews” By Dana Bartholomew
03/12/16 – Orange County Register, “OPINION: Taxpayers need to derail bullet-train debacle” By Adrian Moore
03/04/16 – Los Angeles Times, “New bullet train plan delays opening of the first leg by three years” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/26/16 – Silcon Valley Business Journal, “Explained: Why do cost and completion estimates fluctuate so wildly for high-speed rail?” By Jody Meecham
02/23/16 – Wired Magazine, “Naysayers Force California’s Bullet Train to Change Tack” By Nick Stockton
02/23/16 – CalWatchdog.com, “Bullet train plan counting on new federal funding” By Chris Reed
02/21/16 – The Bakersfield Californian, “Now it’s really a train to nowhere” By The Bakersfield Californian
02/21/16 – The Sacramento Bee, “Editorial: High-speed rail detour is smart, if tricky politically” By The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
02/20/16 – The Sacramento Bee, “Editorial: Big issues still dog fast train” By Dan Walters
02/19/16 – Orange County Register, “OPINION: Bullet train an ever-shifting mirage” By Orange County Register Editorial
02/19/16 – San Jose Mercury News, “Mercury News editorial: High-speed rail still a boondoggle, even if supposedly coming to San Jose” By Mercury News Editorial
02/19/16 – Contra Costa Times, “Oakland Tribune editorial: HSR embarks on another trip to Fantasyland” By Oakland Tribune Editorial
02/18/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Change in bullet train construction plans will delay rail line’s arrival in Southern California” By Dan Weikel and Ralph Vartabedian
02/16/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Cost of California bullet train’s Central Valley leg projected to grow by $260 million” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/16/16 – Hoodlike, “Planning Unveils Initial Study On Rerouting Rail Lines, Razing Portion Of I-280”
02/16/16 – The Fresno Bee, “Risks rising for cost increases on high-speed rail construction” By Tim Sheehan
02/15/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Proposal would shift bullet train funding for use on new water projects” By Ralph Vartabedian
02/07/16 – Orange County Register, “OPINION: Bullet-train foes railroaded at legislative hearing” By Orange County Register Editorial
01/28/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Bullet train may take longer to build but cost less than originally estimated, official says” By Ralph Vartabedian
01/26/16 – Business Insider, “California’s high-speed rail project is in big trouble” By William Fierman
01/23/16 – Los Angeles Times, “Bullet train’s first segment, reserved for Southland, could open in Bay Area instead” By Ralph Vartabedian
Articles from 2015
12/09/15 – Los Angeles Times, “California Democrat withdraws support for the high-speed rail project” By Ralph Vartabedian
12/03/15 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Northeast Valley residents still ballistic over bullet train routes” By Dana Bartholomew
11/3/15 – The Los Angeles Times, “At lawmakers’ urging, agency reveals report on growing bullet train costs” By Ralph Vartabedian
11/3/15 – Los Angeles Daily News, “Editorial: Bullet train tries to roll past bad news” By The Editorial Board, LA Daily News
10/24/15 – The Los Angeles Times, “Special Report: $68-billion California bullet train project likely to overshoot budget and deadline targets” By Ralph Vartabedian
10/23/15 – The Orange County Register, “Opinion – Private money running from bullet train” By Orange County Editorial
10/23/15 – Governing.com, “A Bullet Train Into a Fiscal Swamp? – The more you look at the California high-speed rail project’s finances, the shakier they seem.” By Charles Chieppo
10/21/15 – Sacramento Business Journal, “Siemens raises questions about financial underpinnings of high-speed rail” By Allen Young
10/14/15 – Palo Alto Online, “Palo Alto blasts high-speed rail project for moving too fast” By Gennady Sheyner
10/08/15 – The Los Angeles Times, “California bullet train project is attracting interest — but not funding” By Ralph Vartabedian
08/29/15 – San Diego Union-Tribune, “High-speed rail project: Dead train walking?” By San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board
08/09/15 – Los Angeles Times, “Grand jury report critical of Kings County’s suits against bullet train draws fire” By Ralph Vartabedian
07/30/15 – Los Angeles Daily News, “On bullet train, voters finally may get to apply the brakes: Susan Shelley” By Susan Shelley
07/29/15 – Marketplace.org, “A rural town hates the coming of high-speed trains” By Jeff Tyler
