Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment – California Globe

Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Funding Plan for HSR

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill requiring the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority to create a funding plan. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 377 on Wednesday, requiring the rail authority to update cost estimates, risk assessments and service initiation options for the Merced to Bakersfield segment in its 2026 business plan. The bill was authored by Central Valley Assemblymember David Tangipa, who called his bill a n…

Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Rail Funding Plan

YouTube @ ABC30 Action News California Governor Gavin Newsom is signing a bill requiring the state’s high-speed rail project to create a funding plan.  On Wednesday, Newsom approved Assembly Bill 377, which mandates the High Speed Rail Authority release risk assessments and cost estimates for a segment of rail that has yet to be completed.  The signing comes as the rail authority is suing the Trump administration over its efforts to withhold fed…

Gov. Newsom Signs High-Speed Rail Bill Creating Funding Plan for Merced to Bakersfield Segment – California Globe

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday that requires the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) to create a detailed funding plan for the Merced to Bakersfield “phase one” segment following years of pressure from Republicans and some Democrats wanting fiscal accountability. Assembly Bill 377, authored by Assemblyman David Tangipa (R-Fresno), would specifically require CHSRA to provide a detailed funding plan for the Merce…

Commentary: More Trump and Co. High Speed Rail Sophistry

The following article comes to us from Streetsblog San Francisco. Photo: Caltrain in Redwood City, Streetsblog/Rudick Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee on Wednesday complaining about the state suing to stop his attempted clawback of $4 billion in federal dollars for California’s high-speed rail. From the article: As transportation secretary, I want Americans […] The post Commentary: More Trump and Co. High…