Tom Umberg

California High Speed Rail Authority

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Chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority and a partner at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Orange County; former State Assemblyman

Tom Umberg on KCRW

California’s High Speed Rail project and the California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group were created by state voters in Proposition 1A.  The Review Group is a high-powered panel that…

Can California Afford to Build High-Speed Rail?

California’s High Speed Rail project and the California High Speed Rail Peer Review Group were created by state voters in Proposition 1A.  The Review Group is a high-powered panel that…

from Which Way, L.A.?

The ultimate cost of California's high-speed rail system has doubled from $43 billion to almost $100 billion, and the completion date has now been moved from 2020 to 2033.

A 'Watershed Moment' for High-Speed Rail

The ultimate cost of California's high-speed rail system has doubled from $43 billion to almost $100 billion, and the completion date has now been moved from 2020 to 2033.

from Which Way, L.A.?

Thanks to Wisconsin and Ohio refusing to take federal money , the first leg of California's High Speed Rail system will be 58 miles longer than originally planned.

First Leg of High-Speed Rail to Connect Central Valley Dots

Thanks to Wisconsin and Ohio refusing to take federal money , the first leg of California's High Speed Rail system will be 58 miles longer than originally planned.

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