Tags: Boondoggles

Nice gig

When you absolutely, positively, have to blow something up really fast

Apparently not a joke

If the project fails, maybe Rail Authority leaders can find work picking cherries

Billions in funding for what?

Boondoggle no longer resembles what Californians voted for

Stealing for the public good. Or something.

Governor still not willing to realize community has turned against it

The president wants to shower his supporters in the northeast with $60B

Just don't let the usual suspects write the specifications

Discovering what everybody else is warning about: Faulty ridership and environmental studies

Where's the private support?

Throwing money around and driving-away credible scientists

California pursues pension investments into its expensive boondoggle

Unsurprisingly, whether the city stands to benefit from the train or fear harm from the train's construction plays a role

Financing and due dates are just the beginning

Though injunction refused, legal case can still move forward

The scheme violated federal law on three counts