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Is the California High-Speed Rail Authority Paying for Legendary Leadership?
Editor’s Note, 4/21/2017 – High-Speed Rail Authority Executive Director Jeff Morales announced his resignation today. Kevin Dayton’s analysis, published by CPC ten days earlier, leads us to believe...
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Applying for New CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority: My Cover...
Editor’s Note: Kevin Dayton asked if he could leave the California Policy Center to apply for an opening at the California High-Speed Rail Authority. We told him to give it a shot… April 28, 2017...
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Lawsuit demands California High-Speed Rail comply with voter intentions
Young people calling San Francisco “home” in the fall of 2008 tried to leave an enduring legacy for future generations. Enough of them signed a petition to qualify a November 2008 ballot measure that...
View ArticleCalifornia High-Speed Rail jobs: high hopes, harsh reality
Defenders of California High-Speed Rail often respond to critics by touting how the project provides high-paying jobs in the construction industry for disadvantaged residents of the San Joaquin Valley....
View ArticleAutomation threatens dream of 450,000 unionized California High-Speed Rail jobs
It’s trendy for public intellectuals to warn that technological advancement may soon lead to the “end of work.” While some might scoff at this prophesy, it’s valid for certain occupations. Unions that...
View ArticleThe unelected bureaucracies that keep us stuck in traffic
Inadequate roads are leaving Californians stuck in traffic. According to a 2016 study by Inrix, a data company that specializes in traffic-related analytics, Los Angeles, California has the worst...
View ArticleThe horrible history of state contract awards
California’s state contract award system combines the worst of two worlds, delivering significantly higher infrastructure costs and longer construction time. Since government contracts are typically...
View ArticleHigh-speed rail passenger service to Las Vegas: another desert mirage
In 2014, Governor Jerry Brown infamously promoted California High-Speed Rail as the best way to travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles. To justify the estimated $68 billion price tag, the...
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California’s Transportation Future, Part One – The Fatally Flawed Centerpiece
California’s transportation future is bright. In every area of transportation innovation, California-based companies are leading the way. Consortiums of major global companies have offices throughout...
View ArticleState Audit Exposes High Speed Rail’s Epic Waste of Time and Money
Although the midterm election was held on November 6th, the news media was absorbed for several weeks with undecided close races and the strength of the “blue wave,” especially here in California....
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