California High Speed Rail Authority Board (formerly)
Retired Superior Court Judge and former chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority Board; former state Senator who wrote the bill creating the HSRAPROFILE
Quentin Kopp
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FROM Quentin Kopp
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High-Speed Rail, Friend or Foe? As a State Senator from San Francisco, Quentin Kopp co-wrote the law launching the bullet train project in California. He served as chair of the state agency overseeing the system. Now a retired Superior Court judge, he has testified on behalf of agriculture interests who've sued to halt the development of high-speed rail.
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Trouble on the Tracks for High-Speed Rail Some states are returning federal money for high-speed rail, claiming it’s a boondoggle that taxpayers can’t afford. In California, even some supporters have their doubts now that the first segment is scheduled for the Central Valley—far from the terminals in LA and San Francisco.
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California Gets Big Money for High-Speed Rail In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama announced an $8 billion high-speed rail initiative, and California will get the largest piece, $2.25 billion. In Tampa, Florida today, he reiterated his intention , which could prove important for the future of transportation in California.
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