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Judge won't reopen high-speed-rail challenge

Original post made on Aug 24, 2010

A last-ditch effort by Menlo Park, Atherton and a coalition of nonprofit groups to reopen its lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority remains alive for at least a few more days after a Sacramento Court judge agreed Friday to delay his final ruling on the coalition's latest legal challenge.

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Posted by Rodger
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 24, 2010 at 7:24 pm

The only good way to stop this project is to repeal the proposition that passed in 2008 by 2%. This 100B unneeded drain on the tax payers should be canceled by a new proposition.

There are several airlines that can get us much faster to LA competing for our business today with no new taxes.

Repeal this project!


Posted by Martin Carmelita
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Aug 25, 2010 at 9:17 am

$100B? I thought it was $40B.

You could buy all of United Airlines *and* American Airlines *and* Continental Airlines for under $10B. Toss in Southwest and Jet Blue and you're still under $20B.


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