Archive | January, 2012

State Auditor issues report and NY Times: Room for Debate Op/Eds

By now, you have likely heard that the State Auditor has issued its latest report on the California High Speed Rail Authority. The full report is available at: http://www.bsa.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2011-504.pdf We recommend reading the long version (always!) as it provides much greater insight into the problems resulting from too many consultants and not enough staff that CARRD […]

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CARRD to Board: Postpone your vote on Grapevine

CARRD send the California High Speed Rail Authority an email today asking them to defer their board vote on the “Grapevine” alignment. Our message said: “We are writing to urge the Board to defer a decision until additional analyses on these issues are provided: 1) Express route west of Bakersfield –  Project EIR work has shown […]

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