California's Bullet Train Stalls Again

California’s bullet train, once hailed as a game-changer, is now a symbol of costly delays and political flip-flops. Launched in 2008 with a $9.5 billion bond and a 2020 completion target, the project’s first leg between Merced and Bakersfield remains just concrete supports—no tracks, no trains. Governor Gavin Newsom, who once doubted its feasibility, now champions it, touting job creation and incremental progress. But critics warn it could take another six years to run trains between those cities, and the latest $126 billion plan relies on revenue from emission auctions—raising alarms over transparency and feasibility. With no clear path to connect major cities and ballooning costs, the project remains a decades-long headache for California’s leadership. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/7f991b8ef1e1e936