None of this is a surprise, it's a bad project with bad project management. This project was sold to the voters with only partial funding, $10 Billion is really only 10% of the $100 Billion needed to complete this unneeded project, several airlines can fly you to LA much faster without costing the Tax Payers. Let's cancel this project, we need a State Wide anti High Speed Rail proposition.

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The projects primary problem is the amount of people harassing it for mostly inane reasons. Last I checked in order to get the greater transport capacity of this project has, through highways and airports would require a double to triple amount the price of this project. Silly thing is those more expensive projects would get less complaints simply cause they are more common.

And another thing, those airports are insanly subsidized so taxpayers wouldn't get a break at all. Along with all of those highways. Hiddens prices are still prices.

The audit system is working. We welcome more disclosure from the HSR on how our tax money is spent. Apparently, the HSR is mismanaged by the wrong group of people who are wastful, and those managers need to be replaced before they drain the 10 billion tax dollar from Californian.

@Kristine this projects problems are manyfold - including the state being practically insolvent. My bet is on this epic waste of time and money being abandoned due to the good people of California coming to their senses... Oh who am I kidding?

The HSR Management needs to have a series of meetings to address the audit report, not whether or not a tunnel or a trench is a more suitable option. If it were a Dilbert cartoon it would be hysterically funny but unfortunately it is real, your tax dollars at work.

Yes I agree. Also your federal tax dollars pay for 41% of defense spending in this country, much of that 41% going towards subcontractors like kbr who are essentially billing in a similar "shameful" manner to the army for military operations in operation "iraqi freedom"

Our tax dollars need to come back here to US. Not to fund pet projects.