Walking away from the high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state

Walking away from the high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state

It has been nearly 17 years since voters approved California Proposition 1A, which allocated $10 billion to the California High-Speed Rail Authority to build a new high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The state says “approximately $13 billion” has been invested in the rail system, but taxpayers have nothing to show for it.  The high-speed rail project has been defined by mismanagement, exorbitant costs, and it’s time to pu…