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Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere carved himself an underground home out of the hardpan north of Fresno. Now, some of Forestiere's descendants fear that California's proposed high-speed train project could threaten his creation. Mainly, though, they're confused by the lack of information about how the project would affect them.
California's $68 billion high-speed rail project faces numerous federal studies and a flurry of lawsuits. So it's an unusual time to purge five years' worth of project emails, critics say. But that's just what is being contemplated by the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority took a key step toward developing its proposed passenger-train system Thursday, formally approving the first portion of the line between Merced and Fresno. And a new booster stepped forward -- real-estate developer Ed McIntyre, who said he and partners are ready to spend $1 billion developing a maintenance yard and more if the authority puts it on their property in Madera.
A report that warned of huge operating deficits for California's bullet train was based on "the wrong numbers," an official of the state High-Speed Rail Authority said.
About 40 Fresno business owners and employees rallied against California's proposed high-speed rail project Tuesday. The event, organized by the Central Valley Tea Party, came in advance of meetings the state High-Speed Rail Authority is holding today and Thursday in Fresno.
For Amtrak, Corcoran may be little more than a whistle-stop. But for some residents here and in other communities, the train is a vital transportation option for them to get to the nearby county seat of Hanford and beyond for opportunities that just aren't available otherwise.
For Republican candidates this election season, high-speed rail is Enemy No. 1 -- or had better be.
A 32-chapter report intended to be the final word on the effects of high-speed trains between Merced and Fresno was released Friday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority. It is unlikely, though, to change the minds of farmers and others who are worried about how high-speed rail may alter their farms, businesses, homes or communities.
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration sought $1 billion for high-speed rail next year; Congress is on track to provide zip.
Relocating a two-mile stretch of Highway 99 in west-central Fresno will be no easy feat in the proposed development of a high-speed train line through the city.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority voted 5-0 today to approve a revised environmental impact report for its Bay area-to- Valley section, favoring the Pacheco Pass between Gilroy and Merced over Altamont Pass.
SAN FRANCISCO -- A financial blueprint for linking the San Joaquin Valley to Los Angeles by high-speed trains within 10 years was approved Thursday by the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
High-speed rail officials are expected Thursday to approve a business plan that details how they hope to pay for a proposed passenger train line between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
HANFORD -- A day after celebrating the release of a new business plan in Fresno, leaders from the California High-Speed Rail Authority learned that there still is much skepticism and discontent in neighboring Kings County.
WASHINGTON -- A streamlined California high-speed rail plan still relies on serious federal funding, even as skeptics try to sidetrack the project on Capitol Hill.
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