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Should High-Speed Rail Slow Down?
California's High-Speed Rail Authority, which plans to start building its first leg in the Central Valley next year, may be the victim of deficit fever in Washington, DC.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenCalifornia's High-Speed Rail Authority plans to start building its first leg in the Central Valley next year, with the ultimate goal of a train from San Diego to San Francisco. But it may be the victim of deficit fever in Washington, DC. Is that a blow to the state's transportation needs or a blessing in disguise for California taxpayers? Also, sea lions and dolphins are getting sick from a deadly poison. We go to LA County's only hospital for sick marine animals. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, birthers and the anatomy of a false accusation.
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4 storiesCity of Bell Finds a Pot of Money
Grand jury transcripts unearthed by the Los Angeles Times may be good news for the City of Bell, which can use it. Some $4.5 million was secretly set aside for pensions by two former officials: the disgraced city administrator Robert Rizzo and his Deputy Angela Spaccia. Ali Saleh is the new Mayor of Bell.
Read the story6 minHigh-Speed Rail in Trouble
California voters approved a $9.95 billion bond issue for high-speed rail from San Diego to San Francisco, and construction on the first leg is scheduled to begin next year. The assumption has been that the federal government would put up much of the money, which would be matched with state funds.
Read the story14 minToxic Algae Kills Local Sea Lions and Dolphins
There's been a small-scale epidemic of dolphins and sea lions dead or dying on Southern California beaches of late, but they're just the on-shore evidence of a deadly poison that's come up the food chain. The Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro is LA County's only hospital for sick, injured and orphaned marine animals.
Read the story7 minObama, the 'Birthers' and the Anatomy of a False Accusation
Barack Obama's birth certificate says he was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. Local newspapers carried announcements at the time. Recent investigations by mainstream media have confirmed that he meets the Constitutional requirement that the president must be a "natural born citizen." Today, CNN aired the conclusion of Dr.
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