Governor Veto Threatens Rail Oversight | Los Angeles News

California’s bullet train project, long mired in delays and ballooning costs, faces a new crisis as Governor Gavin Newsom may veto key oversight provisions in a bill designed to hold the High-Speed Rail Authority accountable. The governor’s own appointed inspector general says he’s been denied essential resources—like software and qualified staff—to do his job effectively, despite spending over a million dollars trying to acquire tools that cost less than $300K. While some controversial anti-transparency measures have already slipped into law via a budget trailer bill, the governor now threatens to block the remaining parts of Assembly Bill 1608, which would grant the watchdog purchasing power and proper job classifications. With the bill just two votes away from passage, this veto could leave the oversight office crippled—and taxpayers footing the bill for more costly failures. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://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/0c063ba0d5a05f83 Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews