Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today in response to the Trump administration illegally terminating federal grant agreements funding California high-speed rail. This comes as the project enters the track laying phase, is actively building across 171 miles, has built more than 50 major railway structures – including bridges, overpasses, and viaducts – and completed over 60 miles of guideway.
Trump wants to hand China the future and abandon the Central Valley. We won’t let him. With projects like the Texas high-speed rail failing to take off, we are miles ahead of others. We’re now in the track-laying phase and building America’s only high-speed rail. California is putting all options on the table to fight this illegal action.
Governor Gavin Newsom
In January, Governor Newsom joined California High Speed Rail Authority CEO Ian Choudri, local leaders and workers just outside of Bakersfield to break ground on the railhead. This allows the Authority to begin laying track, which is one of the last steps in construction – occurring only after land acquisition, environmental clearances, and completion of supporting structures such as bridges, overpasses, and viaducts.
“Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal,” said CEO Choudri. “These are legally binding agreements, and the Authority has met every obligation, as confirmed by repeated federal reviews, as recently as February 2025. America’s only high-speed rail project underway is fast approaching the track-laying phase, with 171 miles under active construction and design, 15,500 jobs created, and more than 50 major structures completed. This is no time for Washington to walk away on America’s transportation future.”
In the last year, high-speed rail has marked significant progress – with all environmental reviews spanning 463 miles from Los Angeles to the Bay Area complete, the electrification of Caltrain complete, trainset selection underway, station and track construction on deck, continued work with partner rail systems to create a southwest regional high-speed rail network, and more than 15,000 good paying jobs created. Passenger service is expected in the coming years, between 2030 and 2033.
High speed rail is a key part of Governor Newsom’s build more, faster agenda delivering infrastructure upgrades and creating jobs throughout the state.
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This turd couldn’t manage a car wash, Trump doesn’t listen to a word he says! On the forest service issue,go up to half/assed pines or the Sonora office on Greenley and see how many of these govt lackeys are producing nothing ! I worked for the seasonal crew out of Lake Alpine, we didn’t sit at a computer all day and produce “nothin”. Todays forest circus hire couldn’t begin to keep up with the physical work we got accomplished on the volunteer side, if your fit, get your work clothes on , buy a pair of gloves, show up at the Circus office and see how you an help! Most of todays sorry society is just that “SORRY “
You won’t catch me defending gavy, but trump is being terrible to our state. He’s withholding FEMA funding from the LA Fires last winter. If we have a fire here, he’s not going to send any assistance, doesn’t matter if this area voted for him. We are all just lib Californians to trump.
Google it, the information is out there.
You have no proof of that, I have several family members who have been down there helping with the cleanup, nothing has changed, but I know this for sure, re-building on that property is going to take a long time, building is one thing but having the infrastructure to hook up to is probably the biggest hurdle! You can build the biggest, most expensive home, but if you don’t have sewer, electricity and water, you might of as well be pissing in the wind! Nice try TARD!
It takes 5 forest worker to change out empty toilet paper holder.
FGN
FDJT to death
FADP to death
^^He’s my brown eye connection please don’t hurt Adam.
I wonder how much this journalist got from Newsom’s office to ink this garbage.
Sugar Tyrant now.
The don in ever increasing demands as a tyrant would, is demanding Coca-Cola now use US cane sugar over the high fructose corn sugar it uses now, which is cheaper`.
Both would come from the US, which asks the question why?
The answer as usual is a large donor to the don has cornered the market in cane sugar.
Now that makes sense, the ever grifter and wannabe tyrant the don thinks he can order corporations at will.
Coke says- not so fast.
Who else is the don pissing off next?
The prosecutor of Maxwell, and Epstein was just fired.
She knows all the evidence…..
Got to love maga corruption !
Joie had the Epstein files for 4 yrs
The Biden DOJ prosecuted Epstein, maxwell after Bondi dropped all charges, if your maga brain can remember.
Bondi has many felony cases dropped under her belt.
Now, maga has gained morals? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.
Epstein and Maxwell were convicted, in prison.
Sadly Biden nominated Garland, who should of prosecuted the Jan 6 coup leader- the don, and all those at high levels involved, but being a Republican…no.
Biden really failed in the Garland nomination.
So much corruption ignored during don-45, Ukraine one, where is the Barr heavily redacted evidence a grand jury report?
Barr, always brought in, the Ukraine cover-up the 3, or 4th cover-up by this clean-up guy for the Republicans.
The Christmas day poppy bush Iran Contra illegalities his last caper,before the don’s Ukraine illegality.
Covering up traitorous activities, how the Republicans do it.
Can’t name any Democrats involved in any serious acts such as the Republicans, except for the Viet Nam Gulf of Tonkein fraud to escalate the war.