And the LA Times drops more misinformation to back up SoCal lawmakers' anti-HSR money grab

Somewhere along the way California's environmental laws were subverted... SB 288 is a another small step towards correcting that

If parochial lawmakers succeed in seizing electrification money from California's High-Speed Rail project, they stand to abort an entire industry

Even in the time of COVID-19, some Los Angeles politicians still really, really want to divert $4.8 billion slated for the electrification of California's High-speed Rail Project to unspecified upgrades to Metrolink, Southern California's commuter rail network.

This past weekend marked the start of Oakland's 'slow streets' program, designed to give people more space to get some exercise while maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SF Muni to stop running trains on Monday, but bus service will continue

It's tricky practicing social distancing while working on a major construction project, but workers are doing it

...and yes, it's still okay to bike, albeit with social distancing in mind

Spending $4.8 billion on electrifying 170 miles of Bakersfield-Merced HSR will do more to reduce pollution and take cars off the road than proposal to move funds to rail upgrades in L.A.

There was one last chance to push it through, but Wiener couldn't get the votes