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

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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.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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