There have been at least two recent media reports describing substantive changes to the upcoming 2012 Business Plan.
We look forward to seeing how public input was incorporated to the plan.
Given the media reports on apparent substantive changes, CARRD is recommending that the Authority consider issuing a second draft plan to give both the public and [...]

In December, there were two new appointees to the California High Speed Rail Authority Board to replace Richard Katz and Rod Diridon (read our article) .
Spring is bringing with it two additional new appointees.
As reported in the press, Quentin Kopp left the board and was replaced by Robert Balgenorth, president of the California Building and [...]

On December 9th, the Federal Railroad Administration awarded the California High Speed Rail Authority another $616 million to extend the train tracks planned for the Central Valley. The terms of this money require California to match the funds with $616 million of its own dollars, bringing the total available to $1.232 [...]

Elizabeth Alexis from CARRD made these comments at the December 2, 2010 California High Speed Rail Authority Board meeting in Sacramento, in response to the corridor selection decision:
You are being asked to keep hope alive in Merced. Sometimes it is better to just rip off the bandaid.
The staff memo lays out an efficient expansion path [...]

The California High Speed Rail Authority Board is expected this week to select which corridor will be the first to be constructed. The staff recommendation is for a 65 mile route between a place called Borden located just north of Fresno and Corcoran, a small town on the way to Bakersfield.
Things [...]

We presented this document Conflict of Interest Gifts CHSRA to the California High Speed Rail Authority board this morning (November 4, 2010).
The CHSRA forbids any gifts to contractors – current and potential. Unfortunately, certain members of the board never “got the memo”, as evidenced by the fact that they received gifts and reported them on [...]

CARRD got this letter from the Attorney General’s office.
In a nutshell, they are not going to do anything until they finish writing an Opinion. State Senator Alan Lowenthal requested an opinion at the end of August and one has not been issued yet. We have read ten years worth of similar opinions and are [...]

This report is submitted by CARRD co-founders who attended the Sacramento meeting.
Original meeting notice (WITH PREVIEW)
The March meeting of the Califorina High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was largely uneventful and shorter than some recent marathon sessions. There were no angry farmers from the Central Valley and a lot of discussion has gotten pushed off to [...]

[ March 4, 2010; 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] What: The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) will hold their monthly board meeting.

Where: Sacramento City Council Chambers

This week the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) holds its monthly board meeting, along with newly instituted committee meetings.

The Board meeting (pdf link) is scheduled for 9am on Thursday March 4, 2010 at the Sacramento City Council Chambers.  It [...]