That was a scam though. All the money went to lawyers, consultants, and the usual grifters. Hardly anything was actually spend on construction and they started with the most useless leg of the rail. They should have done obvious ones like LA to SD, SF to Tahoe, etc. Every layer of government in this state is incompetent and over-spends intentionally because there is zero accountability as it's a one party state.
no, your start with the most useless leg because it's cheaper to make all the mistakes there first, and learn from them, before fucking it up in downtown LA and SF where the cost of ducking up is much higher.
I disagree, the public tax payers want/need/deserve to see how this is going to benefit them--so make the first leg in places that will have the biggest impact. That would have actually increased support for it, rather than it becoming this boondoggle project that is ridiculed.
