Fresno mayor reacts to Trump's calls to investigate high-speed rail

Fresno mayor reacts to Trump's calls to investigate high-speed rail

[@jwilliams99999]

Everything in California needs to be investigated.

[@sagatuppercut2960]

Amen!

[@teeminator30]

Vote blue for high speed money 💰💰💰

[@Dapper_Dean]

especially Kevin McCarthy, who got paid by the Russians.

[@WarNoMoreMan]

👁 Agrees

[@garyK.45ACP]

Investigate anyone who opposes investigating where OUR money went!!!!!

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

🎯 How is it Jerry Dyer , is not trumpeting that message ? 🙏🏼🪖

[@alanhelton]

AMEN!!!!

[@7c8f9x]

TO PAY FOR NEWSOMS 9 MILLION DOLLAR NEW MANSION!

[@joeybuckingham7006]

100% truth!

[@MaryDraper-p6v]

That would be all the liberals and Democrats. We the people have a right to know what they are doing with our money. Regardless of Elizabeth Warren telling us we don’t.

[@lanzer22]

High speed rail system successfully transported 24 billions straight into the pockets of various contractors and politicians taking kick backs. All in record speed!

[@curtchase3730]

LOL. Only one person, President George Washington, rode high speed from the Feds directly to wallets.

[@anselmolopez3449]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA AH

[@Wescoast650]

At Ludicrous Speed!

[@scottupole6535]

Only cost japan 9.9 billion for 1,800 miles of rail. You are 1000% correct. Some people pocketed some 15 billion dollars.

[@johnnyfreedom3437]

You're obviously a republican that hates good infrastructure! Maybe you could take a horse and buggy around your town if you are so against infrastructure you are against paved roads too!

[@bodysnatcher7078]

I was a kid when they started this. Im a full grown adult now. Tell us where all that money went!

[@MaxSnowDude]

It is underfunded the money was never thete

[@Petesworkshop2225]

What money?? What cho talkin bout...

[@Paul-sk2pc]

@@MaxSnowDude You can say it’s underfunded because the state and fed can NEVER came up with the 100 billions projected for this project. However, CA did spent anything they can get their hands on. That is 10.5 billions already spent out of 13 billions they were able to source.

[@MaxSnowDude]

@ the feds can come up with $100B. We spend $500B on highways EVERY SINGLE YEAR. What you mean is you want to stop the future because you are owned by the car lobby

[@MuzaffarKrylov]

Your grandkids might be able to ride it... maybe

[@mikem669]

2 1/2 weeks in office. Its called oversight and accountability that has been absent from government spending for a very long time.

[@SirHC888]

Will it take another 50 years????😢😢😢😢

[@mikem669]

@@SirHC888 Maybe. But at least someone has finally started the process.

[@teeminator30]

The money went to Zelenskyy in Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤

[@Dapper_Dean]

Trump added 8 trillion dollars to our deficit on his 1st term. That's from giving the super rich huge tax cuts. What, no outrage for that MAGA? Be consistent MAGA!

[@larslinebarger6712]

From Bakersfield to Merced... Who the hell travels from Bakersfield to Merced??? This should be put back on the Ballot and we should get another chance to vote this down.

[@klausthedog9670]

It’s too big to fail at this point. 😂

[@tonyburzio4107]

It would make a wonderful dirt path for a bicycle/ hiking trail.

[@tomstricklin3409]

Partially an attempt to move the commoners to the Central Valley so the rich can have the coast to themselves

[@polishfinnish3066]

It was originally planned to be longer but the difficult parts are the last segments from the Central Valley to San Francisco or Los Angeles. Both require tunnels and acquiring land with structures to be demolished, which costs more than farmland. There are several routes they can take, all with their pro and cons that they are considering. Don’t forget to account for earthquakes in those decisions. The Central Valley is rather easy and straightforward. The thing thats suspicious, is all of that soil for the embankment had to be trucked in from somewhere. Why not build in a single direction using the new rail to get the soil closer to lower the fuel and labor cost. Trump in his first term also clawed back 2.5 billion in grants so that affected the projects scope and timeline. This is equivalent to the Panama Canal or the transcontinental railroad. Instead of distance or volume of soil removal being difficult it’s the cost to acquire the developed land that’s making it difficult.

[@Wesley22619]

​@@polishfinnish3066I thought originally it was supposed to be from LA to Vegas?

[@Colletti831]

I had a professor at Fresno State that said this would never get done and that was back in 2007.

[@Lumber91]

And yet he would be wrong

[@mrxman581]

His crystal ball was wrong considering it wasn't even passed until 2008.

[@neckarsulme]

I voted against the bond measure when it was on the ballot because I knew it was a bunch of BS, and I'm not even a professor

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

If Jerry Dyer can’t figure this scam out , then something has happened to Jerry . 🙏🏼🪖

[@mrxman581]

@neckarsulme You need to get out of the USA to visit other countries with much better passenger train infrastructure that includes HSR. It's not BS. You're simply ignorant of the facts.

[@ShiniGorky187]

Voter ID please. Thats the biggest step to clean this great state up.

[@bloodlove93]

voter id or not,if we keep voting the same way nothing will change.

Why? You already have to register with one to vote...what you are asking for is voting restrictions and suppression of the 60s. 😂

[@johnthomas1422]

​@@bloodlove93without voter id, your vote is pointless. Every modern country has voter id and most of America.

[@NonTypicalRacing]

And news ladies that can speak. This 1 can't say an "L" after a vowel within a word. Nails on a 2 bit southern chalkboard.

[@edwarddickson7731]

@@bloodlove93when you don’t even have to provide your name to be able to vote, you can vote as often as you want.

[@michaelsmith-lj5vj]

Follow the money….MONEY LAUNDERING RUNS RAMPANT

[@teeminator30]

The money went to Zelenskyy in Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤

[@waterst9]

Passenger demand does not justify the astronomical cost !!

[@danieljones8587]

Especially when the future riders have all been deported.

[@waterst9]

@@danieljones8587 and the destinations are too nowhere ! Unless they complete the line to San Francisco or Las Vegas it will be like taking the 3:00am subway to lower Manhattan.

[@BusyBodyVisa]

He has a point, they passed the bonds for those 20 years ago and they're not even close to getting it finished

[@BarryFoster-wc1ut]

It’s been a cash cow for democrats and a money pit for Californians.

[@screaminpman]

Yes, I’m sure Trump plans to speed it up 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@hyphydan]

@@screaminpman Just arrest the thieves and seize the stolen funds

[@screaminpman]

@@hyphydan Trump has zero interest in governing or building a better America. Everything he does is focused on dividing people, destroying our institutions, enriching himself and his enablers, and consolidating power for himself.

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@screaminpman Trump has a point. California has ignored the advice from European companies such as SNCF that actually understand how to make high speed rail work and know what they are doing. I'm all for mass transit and commuter rail that will actually serve a daily need for a large number of people, but this is not it.

[@aaronj2296]

Biggest scam in CA history

[@RailMan102_Productions]

It hasn't even finished yet

[@DwightA.]

One of them. Plenty to choose from.

[@Gary-ee3kq]

Wild how after almost 20 years of raising our sales tax it's still not done.

[@RailMan102_Productions]

@ Bro, the Shinkansen in Japan had similar problems.

[@damianvitto2776]

Trump should take California by force!!!!

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

Wheres the $ 24 Billion ?

[@pc91851]

look in newsom's pocket

[@phillipswain4942]

Well 9.5 million is sitting on Newscums property...

[@stoff6969]

your moms house

[@destinyreturns4885]

@@stoff6969 Interesting that your comment brings such a wealth of knowledge to the conversation.

[@eastbaykidd8574]

@@stoff6969 Lemme guess, you ran out of clever answers a long time ago.

[@Zen3333]

NEWSOME !!! WHERE IS THE MONEY ??? Tax payers paid for a rail but no rail , paid for water but no water in the hydrants, paid for homeless help but....look around, more homeless than ever !

[@jakeford7688]

Hey now somebody had to pay for his new 9 million dollar home

[@lefler39]

Mayor should pay for the rail if he wants it

[@robertmatthews2009]

The mayor IS paying for it.. with our money.

[@DMKFACTOR]

Sounded like the mayor is supportive of the investigation to find out where the money is.

[@DMKFACTOR]

Guy is a MAGA republican too LOW IQer. Google should always be used before opening up your poorly educated mouth!

[@albertlucero2633]

Yes, thank you and audit every other agency in California

[@daves5805]

Lets investigate presidential Meme Crypto scams too!

[@Ap_twsh]

It’s coming, give trump some time he will get everything fixed newscum destroyed ca

[@holdmybeer123]

How do you think it will look like if you single out a State for audits? Do you think you are going to win people over?

[@tomsmith476]

The people of California are never going to get common sense this has been going on for decades we are screwed in this state​@@holdmybeer123

[@Mymenagerie714]

​@@daves5805 He's been investigated how many times now? And what's happened to him? You still drinking the blue coolaid?

[@rodger2499]

This "high-speed rail" is an absolute joke.

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

👍 How come we easily see that but Jerry Dyer doesn’t ? 🙏🏼🪖

[@tonyburzio4107]

Cha ching! Bet he gets a bank account check too...

[@alexchargerclips]

High speed scam

[@anderander5662]

@@rodger2499 spent the money on "visitors"

[@LesterChamberlain-q1f]

High-speed railers like what China's got doing 100 mph. You can't do that on the ground in the state too many crossings. Wasteful wasteful wasteful

[@realchange4842]

This project is a big scam!

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Yes , and so big , how is it Jerry Dyer has not figured it out yet? 🙏🏼🪖

[@Brucev7]

Austin, TX 2

[@PhuongHoang-kz1xc]

Cost too much, stop the project.

[@kodamooshface1108]

100 BILLION DOLLARS???? The original estimate was 33 Billion on the ballot. Who would put up with a plumber or electrician doing that to a homeowner; NO ONE. This is ridiculous, impeach Newsom.

[@Mymenagerie714]

Federal intervention is needed

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Yes ! And someone ask Jerry Dyer , why he would promote , anything so corrupt ? 🙏🏼🪖

[@rogerbouchard7135]

​@@Thruevangelisteyes the last thing you want is anyone in this administration investigating anything in California. Maybe go find out why Tennessee has to be provided government funds to be able to balance their budget.

[@tntgators]

To shut it down

[@uberman6023]

The FBI should do what they're created for... investigate this.

[@jana9596]

The delay of this high-speed rail is absolutely ridiculous! The Transcontinental Railroad was constructed between 1863 and 1869 and covered over 1,900 miles!

[@waywardspirit7898]

Across prairies, over rivers, over canyons, through deserts, over and through mountains during winter blizzards. This high speed rail project was never about the rail system. It was about money laundering.

[@watwudscoobydoo1770]

Ya through free land the government just took from the natives, built by just throwing immigrants into horrible and often deadly working conditions for terrible wages, and the vote only went through because the southern states were rebelling and no longer had representatives to vote down the idea that didn’t benefit them.

[@watwudscoobydoo1770]

Through free land the government took from the natives, made by throwing migrants at the project for pennies for wages in often deadly working conditions, and the only reason the vote was passed to build it was because the southern states were rebelling and couldn’t vote against a project that wouldn’t benefit them directly.

[@watwudscoobydoo1770]

Through free land the government took from the natives, made by throwing migrants at the project for pennies for wages in often deadly working conditions, and the only reason the vote was passed to build it was because the southern states were rebelling and couldn’t vote against a project that wouldn’t benefit them directly.

[@firethylacine1976]

Done with very cheap labor (think of the Chinese immigrant on the west coast portion). Most of the land was also forcefully taken from people, like several of the Great Plains tribes. CaHSR has been a mess, but it's a product of its time. The government is no longer interested in massive infrastructure projects that will change the face of the nation, like the transcontinental railroad, the highway system, or our massive Colorado River dams.

[@jasonluna2280]

It is about time! We keep raising taxes here and we have nothing to show for it. As a resident of CA I regret voting for this in what seems like almost 20 years ago

[@nickbarnes3107]

I'm confused why do we need a barely faster than Amtrak train from Bakersfield to Modesto. Because there already is an Amtrak train that goes from Bakersfield to Modesto.

[@troy.peters]

IF they ever get this finished, it will still be cheaper and faster to fly from LA to SF.

[@MuzaffarKrylov]

We used to drive from Sac to LA in 4hrs 50min with a radar detector. Coat $150 in fuel... way easier

[@gregwaters7830]

I'm not getting on a 200 MPH train with gang members. You got no where to go. The police will just show up later and fill out a report. You'll be a statistic!

[@scripps656]

and.... Amtrak is empty.. I've taken it several times.. (grandson loved the train as a little kid,) we would just ride Mod-Fre and back, just to "take the train" .. The train was always empty.. At least I can say, I voted no everytime.. (Everyone in the Valley did, it was an obvious money grabber from the start)

[@powerage17]

Billions gone...look now and lock them up immediately

[@tony_47]

A HUGE waste of money

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

“ A huge waste “ YES ! So how come Jerry Dyer doesn’t see what is so HUGE ?

[@49erLA]

​@@Thruevangelisteyes Yea being damn near the only country in the world without a high speed rail system is a huge waste of money.. TF are y'all talking about

[@JRGTEXUS]

Now at a cost of $200 million per mile! They haven’t even come close to the three mountain ranges that has to be crossed over and tunneled to get to LA. This will never be completed in our lifetime.

[@eric.7311]

It's just interesting how the State Government has no intention of giving CaHSR the money it needs to complete the project while CaHSR, with what little amount of money it has, is trying to cobble together what little of a system they can afford until the state gives them a revenue to dip into instead of another bond that won't cover enough of the project. At this rate, it probably won't be completed in any of our lifetimes.

[@chris_cashflow666]

$26 million for a bike overpass that homeless will take over

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

So true ! 🙏🏼🪖

[@troy.peters]

Hate to say it, but hire the Japanese or Chinese rail companies to complete this. They both have efficient high speed rail that they build in a very short period of time.

[@billwindsor4224]

@@troy.peters Great comment, sir. I suggest you post your comment at the top level of the stream so that it has maximum visibility. 🏆🏆

[@mikebonin1635]

Typical California management

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

But it shouldn’t be typical of Jerry Dyer . 🙏🏼🪖

[@chrisbrown3925]

We want our money back!

[@danielh377]

Who needs this? Born and raised in San Francisco, and noone I know wants high speed rail to LA.

[@GARZA-M2S]

Investigate the whole state!

[@LuisaLoren]

Please 🙏... democratic party is stealing from us

[@frankmcgowan3371]

Not another dime from American taxpayers. Use the 50 million the Cal legislature just designated to stop Trump.

[@MC23-l9i]

Stop trump from what???? Jesus help these by the wayside people!!!

[@mrxman581]

California gives the federal government more tax money than any other state. Just let California keep the taxes that would go to the federal government, and they could finish the whole thing from LA to SF in 10 years.

[@d10dozerman2]

​@mrxman581 you will never see this project ( from Los Angeles to San Francisco ) finished in your lifetime. Most of the people who run the state of California are a joke. I bet NewScum is profiting off this scam of a project.

[@egosumhomovespertilionem]

@@mrxman581 California is also the most populous state, so, yeah, it's not surprising they also pay the most federal taxes. Californians need to pay their share of the costs of border control, national law enforcement, national defense, and, as the largest cluster of welfare recipients, Californians certainly need to help pay for federal assistance programs, too. All of this goes hand in hand with having the largest illegal immigrant population in America.

[@rogerbouchard7135]

​@@egosumhomovespertilionem California tax dollars are used to prop up states like Alabama and Nebraska. Maybe they should survive on their own tax base.

[@whaverittakes]

MONEY LAUNDERING.... SAY IT

[@highlander7326]

Good on this mayor for not hiding, blaming, and encouraging investigation. Open and transparent on his part, so far.

[@CouchMan88]

Hey, stop calling out all our scams!

[@Zen3333]

NEWSOME !!! WHERE IS OUR MONEY ???

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

Yes , Slam Newsom , but I would really like to know why Jerry Dyer is not standing up against something that is so blatantly corrupt ? 🙏🏼🪖 What happened to Jerry ?

[@MichaelWinkelman-rm1hp]

High speed train 🤦 that means high speed corruption.

[@wendyg4484]

What politician or their spouse benefited from this project such as land or materials? Time to get to the bottom of this mess

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

And easy to see corruption ! 🙏🏼🪖

[@MichaelWinkelman-rm1hp]

@Thruevangelisteyes Exactly 👍💯

[@richpaydirt]

Nobody can waste money like Government can waste money. Hundreds if not thousands of people made entire careers out of planning and engineering this project. They were never in a hurry to build it.

[@petermoale9739]

The dream would be shattered by the reality !

[@DSC800]

When you pay $4.75 gallon and wonder why Arizona pays $2.95, this is were a large part of the money is dumped.

[@mrt9781]

I bet the Japanese would have had it done a long time ago……. And probably under budget .

[@LuisaLoren]

Thank you President Trump

[@kaydabalab]

huge scam, this 100% should not be funded , huge waste of money

[@Shiveringnudus]

Audit CA as a Californian and former homeless veteran I want accountability.

[@AliceHolbrooke-lc4ty]

Talk about a money train. How many pockets have been lined from this "project"?

[@afvet5075]

Where did the money go? I retired from the State of California over 6 years ago and 15 years before that they were funding the High Speed rail service with NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT. Forget about a high speed rail service in California. Not 1 more penny should be spend on this TRAVISTY. Where did the BILLIONS of dollar go that they spent on a ghost train? IT IS CRIMINAL WITH WASTE ON THIS PROJECT.

[@billyswampwater4515]

25,000 miles of high speed rail in China, zero miles of rail in the U.S.

[@jtown998]

That's because China doesn't have Democraps from crapifornia in charge of it .

[@Martini4466]

Zero Freedom in China, but feel free to move there to enjoy their High Speed Rail

[@waywardspirit7898]

Thank the politicians and lobbyist that stole the money.

[@VuongNguyen-cg6yo]

And 20+ billions disappeared faster than smokes.

[@sdlausen1]

because we can afford CARS and we have FREEDOM

[@Mr5083]

and IRS demanding $381 from me

[@skitown11]

381? I paid 30k. Most of it goes to poor republican red states.

[@RomanticPopPunk]

@@skitown11 at least some of it goes to the poor Americans. However, most of it goes to politicians and friends

[@bobgriffith1810]

@@skitown11 It went to Biden and the Dems that spent 2 trillion over budget and all incremental debt in 24 for their senseless projects. There’s an apparent correlation between your irs payment and your stupidity.

[@bobgriffith1810]

@@skitown11 It went to Biden and the Dems that spent 2 trillion over budget and all incremental debt in 24 for their senseless projects. There’s an apparent correlation between your irs payment and your stupidity.

[@UrbanSirr]

@@skitown11 none of it goes to the pockets of politicians? or to other countries? or to illegal immigrants? At least it’s going to America regardless of being poor

[@dorab2402]

Cancel the project. It’s an absolute mess and waste of money.

[@Ap_twsh]

That would be stupid, because the money has already been invested. They need to reduce the cost

[@woopsserg]

@@Ap_twsh The sunk-cost fallacy. Continuing throwing good money after bad. They built f.. all in all these years. It would be more cost effective to start everything form scratch than continue trying to salvage this abomination.

[@Walter-b7e6u]

The train takes from nowhere to nowhere Ca. Newscum is a crook.

[@holdmybeer123]

Cancel the Federal funding. Let Californians pay for their vanity. The feds don't have enough for everyone's needs, let alone _greed_ .

[@holdmybeer123]

​​@@woopssergThere is no good money, it is only paper. If there was good money, this project wouldn't even have started.

[@oldguy7402]

I lived in Fresno. I was in CA when the train was voted in. EVERY check on a run away project in that bill has been ignored. Any one violation was supposed to kill the project. The checks were: cost, speed of the train, private equity, and ticket cost.. all of these failed except the last, because there will never be a train to sell tickets for.

[@michaelvaughn6145]

Audit everybody.. seriously

[@robtaylor61467]

This is crazy, $35 billion from Bakersfield to Merced, and over $100 billion to San Francisco. Obviously the mayor of Fresno has concerns, he didn't really speak out against an investigation because he is curious as well about the funding of the project.

[@phillipswain4942]

It's not going to San Francisco....they put you on a bus ...

[@eric.7311]

No country in the world has ever built 220mph rail tunnels. The tunnels honestly is going to be the most scarely expensive part of this project. It's even worse considering how they haven't started construction on it yet, mostly because they don't have the funds to do so. All of their attention is on trying to complete what they can, that being, the Central Valley portion.

[@AlexandersDrives]

@@eric.7311the Swiss built a 155 mph tunnel. That’s still pretty impressive over a 35 mile stretch.

[@jaycollector6555]

Surely Dyer is getting paid to promote it in some form but he probably could care less

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

He should be more than curious !!! Didn’t you just give the numbers ? Jerry Dyer is supposed to be a leader ! What has happened to Jerry ? 🙏🏼🪖

[@LawrenceLudy]

The high-speed rail is a disaster, drive from Shafter to Hanford and look at all the turns and overpasses and you'll realize that no way can the train travel at a high-speed. The maintenance costs will be horrendous, and I noticed they needed spell check on many of their signs near Wasco. They spelled No Tresspassing this way, instead of the correct way of No Trespassing.

[@waywardspirit7898]

The person painting the sign doesn't speak English. And they are a graduate of the local High School.

[@Lumber91]

This might be the dumbest thing I’ve read all year so far 😭😭😭 “look at all the turns and you’ll realize no way a train can go that fast” some people are dumb god damn 🤣

[@haveanicedave1551]

the train will become a homeless shelter

[@MuzaffarKrylov]

Nothing but ignorant nincompoops running the state!

[@devestv]

High-speed rails to nowhere. It will not be completed on budget, and nobody is going to ride it.

[@NormanSilver]

Not one train operating yet!

[@eric.7311]

The construction of I-5 is a failure. CaHSR (California High Speed Rail) plans to rectify their failures by connecting the Central Valley. Eventually, extending to L.A. and S.F. Central Valley Population: 7.2 million. (2020). It goes through the downtowns of: Bakersfield, Fresno, and Merced. Bakersfield Metro Pop.: 909k (2020) Fresno Metro Pop.: 1.16 million (2020) Merced County Pop.: 281k (2020) There are two more stations included in the Initial Operating Segment. They are more out of the way (outskirts) compared to the other three due to local wishes. Kings-Tulare (Kings and Tulare Counties: 625k & 156k). Madera County: 156k. This is not to say that CaHSR is somehow an amazingly executed project. No one is denying that a lot of shitty decisions have been made. There are organizational failures in CaHSR, issues with scope, environmental laws, issues with funding, and issues with experience. They did not understand how to manage much at first. They had no experience to base the entire project off of (after rejecting the assistance of established railroads in Europe that *wanted* to offer CaHSR its experience in building this stuff out. Next, With scope, CaHSR navigated through the labyrinthine maze that is CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act). Those policies require CaHSR to show the public the project and its scope in some book that is probably tens of thousands of pages long. They began sometime in 2008, ending mostly in 2022. Basically, despite highways getting all of the exemptions in the world and despite rail being a lot less impactful, they are required to show that they won't do extensive harm to the environment in regards to both nature and surrounding populations within cities. When building, CaHSR is paying for things like the replacement of electrical and water infrastructure to bridges for cars and bridges over other active railroads. With funding, The California State Government (through the vote of Prop 1A in 2008) approved a $9 billion dollar loan for a (then) $33.6 billion dollar project with no real funding after that. Highways are funded through tax revenues that they get from Caltrans. CaHSR gets nothing. Their construction timeline and cost are adjusted according to that reality. The longer you wait for something you need, the more expensive that thing will become. Because it doesn't have the money to start construction in Los Angeles or San Francisco, it can only build in the Central Valley. Because of all of that waiting and with more realistic construction costs, that initial $33.6 billion dollar estimate has gone up to $93 billion - $113 billion. Notably, this is still cheaper than the highway alternative to accommodate future traffic despite the project's drastic cost increases. ($153 billion-$199 billion dollars) There's also the issue of experience. CaHSR, alongside with essentially all countries that can speak English, has issues with retaining experience. That meaning, engineers, transit planners, all that sort of stuff needed to build. It is a lot cheaper to pay people who know how to build this sort of stuff $150k+ a year with benefits and a pension compared to a contractor who will ask for tens to hundreds of millions a year. This is why countries like Spain and France run laps around countries like the U.S. and the U.K. regarding building quickly and cheaply, all the while never compromising on quality. This issue is most apparent in HSR but it is present in many other transportation projects as well. Another experience-related issue, We kind of have no idea how to build this shit. 220mph, that is incredibly fast, even for HSR. This is the first time America is building this. If we don't know how something works, it is going to be a rather expensive endeavor in getting those contractors to figure that out for you. This is really something you'd only find in active use in China. European HSR tends to be a tiny bit slower. When Japan first built its rail network, it was seen as an expensive boondoggle at first. As they built the network out, it became cheaper and cheaper and many people saw the convenience, comfort, and savings in traveling by rail. The same goes for France as well alongside every country that had to develop its own HSR rail network. It is a well-meaning transit project that was going to be a clusterfuck at the outset. How much of a clusterfuck it was going to be of course depended on state legislators and planners. This however just as well could've happened anywhere in the country. The demand is there though, telling by how many people fly and drive between L.A. and S.F. It's better to get as much done as possible though with the funding you have than to wait for all the funding to come through because this is one of those transportation projects that just makes sense, just like the highways that criss-cross the nation and the other rail lines in the Northeast.

[@BarryFoster-wc1ut]

Cheaper to fly everyone first class for free than to build the world’s slowest bullet train.

[@eric.7311]

@ I don't think $150 billion dollars is cheaper then $100 billion. Not to mention, 220mph is by no means slow, even comparing it to a flight between SF and LA.

[@devestv]

This is CA's bottomless money pit even if it is completed. The Brightline from LA to Las Vegas will be completed and on budget long before this money pit. Private company that build with their own money will do a better job than builders run by the government with taxpayers' money.

[@jackiedewine9718]

That’s insane! I read an article about building a new canal through Nicaragua like the Panama Canal and the projected cost for that was 65 billion for 465 kilometers of canal. Over 100 billion for 145 miles of high speed rail???

[@Flying90]

No one in California asked for this besides the politicians.

[@CheeseLayong]

California has been talking about a high-speed rail for 20 years. They can't even build one that goes 1 mile.

[@studentdrake]

Investigate the democrats

[@libiure]

it was arnie that started the bullet train con job - the dems and gop joined hands many many decades ago to pillage the country ..

[@maternst1]

Not enough time left on planet earth!

[@duanesealy3592]

Investigate Nancy Pelosi before she kicks

[@josephreyes5214]

Thank you !!!!!

This is just fraud, these folks need to go to prison, there was no way this ever was going to work, and why did the federal government pay a dime into this debacle?

[@ohok7525]

California had a great scam going for a while😂😂😂

[@Thruevangelisteyes]

And what damage , a scam of this proportion does to a people. Someone should go to prison. 🙏🏼🪖

[@Dunehoon]

Follow the money…get a refund

[@richbone0411]

Did anyone consult Japan on this project? It's not like high speed rail hasn't been done before. So that's not an excuse.

[@Lumber91]

The new CEO of CAHSR is greatly qualified so we should see good progress going forward.

[@danielcarroll3358]

Their first high speed rail was greatly over budget, lots of locals tried to stop it and it was very late. Today nobody even thinks of those problems as millions ride it every year.

[@calvinroyals6463]

California did not consult the Japanese the Germans the French or Newsome's friends the Chinese. I remember the reporting. California has the expertise. Then came the studies of the route. Buying land would begin. New study new route buy more land. Then the third study and modified the route. At this point not even all the land has been purchased or seized by eminate domain. Look at what is actually completed vs time and money. The gridt is too big politicians will not stop at this point.

[@richbone0411]

@ Which rail is this?

[@richbone0411]

@ Thank you for that input

[@sleepyjoe1685]

It's managed very well. They managed the money straight into their pockets.

[@gogogaga7441]

As he should. How long has it been? 20 years almost? And the contractors and State cronies just had a big party in one of our State office buildings (which, BTW, cost taxpayers millions and still sits half empty a year later..) to pat themselves on the back. Every one of us working there were amazed that they had the gall, asking ourselves where our money is, while they still can't give us a proper living wage increase. Crooks.

[@ianstephens333]

I live in Fresno. We love Trump. He’s welcome to come here any day

[@UtoniumJock]

Seems like your mayor is open to discusion, Trump could get this project done if we stop spending money on bs. I had a great friend who hailed from Fresno. 😎

[@alpark3024]

complete waste of taxpayers money.

[@Lumber91]

Name the reasons…. Just because it cost a lot? 😂

[@NotYourAverageRalf]

​@Lumber91 where they are gonna put it in Merced will take out ALOT of businesses also, I live in Merced and it's gonna take out our costco, basically all our car dealerships and shops, In and Out and tons of other small businesses. Seems like a big negative

[@mryang3644]

Still looks the same when driving down Hwy99 😂😂😂 for the past few years

[@Lumber91]

What else is it suppose to look like when it’s done? Is a freeway suppose to look different than it did a year ago?

[@mryang3644]

If the tracks don't continue, does it mean there's progress? Looks exactly the same for a few years.....

[@MrVangboi05]

Even we californians knew that this project smelled fishy af. Investigate that shit!!

[@joeybuckingham7006]

Where else can you spend Billions of dollars and have zero to show for it and not have someone question it, especially if there is government funding involved, they should and do have the right to find what the money has been spent on and why its not complete.

[@randolphwilliams2365]

Where did the billions go?

[@Lumber91]

Land acquisitions as most people put up a fight which takes years on each parcel. And than forming a entire new company from scratch and than getting contractors etc.

[@desselbane4872]

Everyone would like that train. But the reality is that politicians and contractors are using it as a slush fund and we the taxpayers have no say in it! Investigate it thoroughly and criminally charge the ones who had their hands in the cookie jar!!

[@oldgysgt]

The children are yet to be born who will ride a High-speed train from LA to Frisco.

[@scottberry5266]

Hell , their parents aren’t even born.

[@jamesw1791]

Come on Jerry Dyer are you kidding me? This is the worst thing that happened in the valley nobody wants to ride in a railway in the middle of the valley. We need to stop the project and put money into highways. You're going to sell out

[@Castle743]

PEOPLE will be shocked the dirt will come up of waste and corruption GET READY CALIFORNIA

[@mikehoffman3690]

$100B investment will never show a profit. Even if they charge $100 per ticket, they would need to sell 1 billion tickets just to cover the initial investment. That does not even factor in the annual operating cost once they are up and running.

[@Lumber91]

Public infrastructure projects aren’t about it directly turning a profit the sooner you and others realize that the sooner we will be to becoming closer to a modernized country.

[@andresjimenez6487]

There’s more financial gain to the project than just tickets. Increased economic development at the station locations for the cities is significant.

[@mikehoffman3690]

The cost to pave 1 mile of urban road in California is estimated at $2 to $5 million dollars. The cost for the high speed rail is $200 million per mile. It has been under development for 30 years, and has not completed any segment. The cost estimates have ballooned from $33 billion in 2008 to well over $100 billion as of 2024. I fail to see how economic development at the station locations in cities like Fresno, Madera, Bakersfield,Tulare will have a significant financial gain impact. This project is a boondoggle of epic proportions that will never be completed. California has a $27 billion budget deficit in 2022-23 and a $55 billion deficit in 2024‑25. The feds have not provided funding. Who is going to pay for it.

[@Lumber91]

@ the project only started 10 years ago. And the 100 billion price tags is for all three phases. Although I do agree it’s way over budget it still needs to get done.

[@mikehoffman3690]

@ Construction was commenced in 2015, however The High Speed Rail bond initiative (Prop 1) was passed by voters in 2008. It required completion of the San Francisco to Los Angeles line by 2028.

[@RhettLewis-t3e]

If it's going to cost that much cancel it

[@Lumber91]

Not when 100 are almost done and when you are building the most historic project since the interstates.

[@danielc4358]

It’s probably a bad money scheme about to find out such a joke California is.

[@danabergman3411]

Typical non committal California mayor, take no blame and make excuses.

[@Pencil-o1p]

The mayor is freaking out now.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

130B boondoggle, no canals or reservoirs for water, or fire mitigation but there are BILLIONS to waste.

[@FrankGallagherr]

Who else wants to see Newsom resign immediately, gone for good, recalled, never seen again, investigated, prosecuted and imprisoned.?

[@ButtmanAtHeart]

Hey Frank! Long time no see!

[@rainyfriday6175]

I remember going to Rodeo Park to play tennis and passing the construction and thinking “Boy, I can’t wait to ride that in a few years.” That was 2009 and it’s still not finished.

[@bobstupaksvegasworld4098]

Billions of dollars spent over 2 decades and almost nothing to show for it. Yeah, shut it down and sue the state to recoup that federal tax money.

[@teresasanchez4579]

Follow the money

[@Aschentei]

we don't even know where it's going!

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

Coming from a guy whose entire police department is corrupt to the core. All thanks to him.

[@juniorguerrero4488]

Plus didn’t he sleep with a minor?

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

​@@juniorguerrero4488Yup. After investigating himself. There was no fault found.

[@andrec6012]

Some politicians need to be thrown out of office and investigated!!

[@mrxman581]

The Immoral Convicted Felon in the White House was investigated and convicted.

[@mrleverage2006]

For the rest of the country, Fresno to Merced is driveable via Route 99 it takes 54 min. High speed rail between is ridiculous; it's like do people need high speed rail to go from Columbus to Springfield? And spend $130 billion tax dollars to do it?

[@dennisnagel4422]

Follow the money !!! And do More than talk, Make Arrests !!!

[@elcidcampeador497]

Oh, no! Panties in the bunch! I hope those who waste taxpayer's money will go to prison.

[@donaldkasper8346]

Unions milking this for $1 trillion, just watch.

[@DavidVolz-xz7bl]

2 trillion with actual trains and other infrastructure needed to maintain and operate. Union conductors.......

[@donaldkasper8346]

@@DavidVolz-xz7bl Just the whole way the train track is laid is hand made artisanal track at maximum cost. Meanwhile in China, a robot crane train brings in prebuilt spans and lays down a km a track a day. They could install prebuilt posts to elevate the train and bring in the crane to lay bridging between posts and just bang the whole thing out in a year. Oh no. Dingbat artisanal laying of concrete, hand pulling rebar for years and years per km of work. Given all the groundwater pumping since the aqueduct does not give farmers a full water allotment, subsidence is going to destroy all the track in one to three years.

[@DavidVolz-xz7bl]

@@donaldkasper8346 yeah I have seen those videos on youtube of the chinese way building high speed raíl. Doing by hand in california so the unions makie trillions

[@donaldkasper8346]

@@DavidVolz-xz7bl First, every foot of rail needs to be raised on pylons that can be adjusted since subsidence in the Central Valley is occurring. Second the prebuilt pylons and bridge spans can be mass produced and mechanically installed. But the unions got a hold of the project to build it using 1820 tech to take as long as possible and cost as much as possible.

[@559_whips2]

200 Billion for a train that goes from Madera to Fresno is a bargain!

[@Imthebrownunicorn]

Not to ur mayor or anyone else better get in the way of this investigation! It’s time for those who have blown sooo many tax dollars to be held responsible. California needs this investigation and so many others! We also need voter id asap!

[@robertmatthews2009]

Please, please shut down this ridiculous boondoggle. We've spent enough for nothing.

[@AlexRamirez-lf1wj]

Someone is living good upp in a hill 😂

[@2023FourRunner]

It Should Be. Its Corrupting 101

[@LuisaLoren]

Not just the rail but everything newscum touches needs to be investigated!

[@bobrod5834]

California highspeed rail money laundry ? That one? The 20 year old project that hasnt moved an inch? That one? Oh ya i get it...

[@Lumber91]

Construction started 10 years ago. And has been going smooth for about 7. And you clearly follow the updates since I assume a idiot wouldn’t criticize without knowing all the facts. And know who the new CEO is.

[@sladeqr2760]

​@@Lumber91 how much track has been laid so far?

[@danielcarroll3358]

@@sladeqr2760 Laying track is like putting down asphalt. It is the last and easiest thing you do. It is all the interchanges and concrete work and obtaining the land and fighting all the NIMBY lawsuits that takes time.

[@Mr.Torres-Mr.Towers]

As a civil engineer who actually worked on the high speed rail back from 2015-2018 working directly under Flatiron and the High Speed Rail Authority mismanagement is an understatement.

[@susanlynch6680]

I live in Fresno, CA and I approve this investigation.. Talk about the towns that have been affected negatively.

[@jesuslopez4113]

Please investigate California elections

[@malcolmxbox]

In 2016 an old man on a bus to Yosemite told me how much of a waste of money this project was. Gavin and his cronies siphon themselves money with these projects that are never meant to finish. Like the 24 billion for ‘fixing homelessness’ and homelessness got worse.