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SACRAMENTO (AP) - The Trump administration cancelled nearly $1 billion Thursday in federal money for California's high-speed rail project, further throwing into question the future of the ambitious plan to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco, with the first leg under construction going through Wasco California Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately pledged to take the administration to court, though the state has not yet filed a lawsuit. The "action is illegal and a direct assault on...
SACRAMENTO -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday he's abandoning a plan to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, a project with an estimated cost that has ballooned to $77 billion -- but he wants to complete and operate the section running through Wasco. "Let's be real," Newsom said in his first State of the State address. "The current project, as planned, would cost too much and respectfully take too long. There's been too little oversight and not enough transparency." The idea long...
