California Doing California Things

[Elixir]

Apparently security for cackling Kamala’s book tour will be paid by CA taxpayers. This will undoubtedly be Newsom’s doing.

That’s really sweet, and thank you for your generosity.

 

[TSwizzle]

Newsom's California

San Francisco police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in front of a child in the city's West Portal neighborhood on Wednesday evening. Officers responded at 4:38 p.m. to the reported stabbing in the area of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries there, police said. A 911 operator recording captured the influx of calls from bystanders and witnesses who tried to help after a person was stabbed. SFPD confirmed the suspect fled the scene. "We have information on the description of the suspect we are not releasing any further details on the suspect at this time. We are still trying to gather witness statements and gather any other information that may lead to the identification of the suspect," said SFPD officer Robert Rueca.

News

Hmmm, I wonder why the police won't give out the description of the perp.

 

[bilby]

Hmmm, I wonder why the police won't give out the description of the perp.

It was probably Newsom!!1!!!one!!!!

 

[Elixir]

Hmmm, I wonder why the police won't give out the description of the perp.

He hasn’t been charged?
His face and his name are in the public domain already. But you want him further DOXXED? I bet you’d hold your tongue if it was a Rumpsucker who impersonated a cop so he could murder an elected Democrat.
Oh, wait - YOU ALREADY DID.
Hypocritical, much?

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Newsom's California

San Francisco police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man in front of a child in the city's West Portal neighborhood on Wednesday evening. Officers responded at 4:38 p.m. to the reported stabbing in the area of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Ocean Avenue. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries there, police said. A 911 operator recording captured the influx of calls from bystanders and witnesses who tried to help after a person was stabbed. SFPD confirmed the suspect fled the scene. "We have information on the description of the suspect we are not releasing any further details on the suspect at this time. We are still trying to gather witness statements and gather any other information that may lead to the identification of the suspect," said SFPD officer Robert Rueca.

News

Hmmm, I wonder why the police won't give out the description of the perp.

I would not want them to until all witnesses have been talked to.

 

[TSwizzle]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

 

[Politesse]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

 

[TSwizzle]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

 

[Politesse]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

Why, so you can use the money to give tax cuts to friends of the regime?

 

[Elixir]

Why, so you can use the money to give tax cuts to friends of the regime?

The NEWSCUM regime??? Lordie forfend!
Better to flush the funds than let that corrupt fascist outlaw junta take the...
Oh wait, I had it confused with our fed gov. Never mind.

 

[TSwizzle]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

Why, {snip}

It’s a colossal waste of money.

 

[Elixir]

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Not fooling anyone.
You're just afraid homeless people will use it to get to your doorstep.

 

[thebeave]

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Not fooling anyone.
You're just afraid homeless people will use it to get to your doorstep.

No, he's not wrong. It is a colossal waste of money that our state really can't spare. Every year, we have a budget deficit and the CA gov't uses tired old gimmicks and accounting tricks to try to make it look "less bad". I almost get sick to my stomach thinking about other things all this money could have been used for (even just as a "rainy day fund" would be much better place to put it) instead of this supertrain-clown-show-to-nowhere we are getting. Even if/when we get the current segment done in, supposedly, 2033, few people will ride it. Perhaps at the beginning we'll see a lot of passengers, which will mostly be people wanting to see this glorious thing the state has spent their money on. To which they will say, "BFD...good luck with that". Right now, its like a naive investor continuing to dump big money into a penny stock that has no chance of recovery, just because you don't want to admit to yourself it was bad pick initially and you have so much already invested. Magical thinking at its best.

 

[Shadowy Man]

High speed rail in California, especially from the Bay Area to LA is a great idea. However, it has become increasingly clear that the current effort is approaching failure. To continue to fund this effort without massive reform really is a waste if not an outright misuse of taxpayer funds. I have yet to see a good argument against this position. And one shouldn’t support it simply because one’s political opponents oppose it.

 

[thebeave]

High speed rail in California, especially from the Bay Area to LA is a great idea. However, it has become increasingly clear that the current effort is approaching failure. To continue to fund this effort without massive reform really is a waste if not an outright misuse of taxpayer funds. I have yet to see a good argument against this position. And one shouldn’t support it simply because one’s political opponents oppose it.

I would say its a good idea in theory. But the devil is in the details. I'm not convinced that even with a perfect plan and execution it could ever be viable. You're competing with lots of cheap and faster airfare that is more direct. Getting the train all the way into the "last mile" (or even last "10 miles") at SF and LA is a monstrous, expensive task. Not mention all the regulations CA puts on itself. The list goes on...

 

[Elixir]

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Not fooling anyone.
You're just afraid homeless people will use it to get to your doorstep.

No, he's not wrong. It is a colossal waste of money that our state really can't spare. Every year, we have a budget deficit and the CA gov't uses tired old gimmicks and accounting tricks to try to make it look "less bad". I almost get sick to my stomach thinking about other things all this money could have been used for (even just as a "rainy day fund" would be much better place to put it) instead of this supertrain-clown-show-to-nowhere we are getting. Even if/when we get the current segment done in, supposedly, 2033, few people will ride it. Perhaps at the beginning we'll see a lot of passengers, which will mostly be people wanting to see this glorious thing the state has spent their money on. To which they will say, "BFD...good luck with that". Right now, its like a naive investor continuing to dump big money into a penny stock that has no chance of recovery, just because you don't want to admit to yourself it was bad pick initially and you have so much already invested. Magical thinking at its best.

DECADES ago (like, five of them) I lamented that CA was not going to lead the way in ultra fast long distance public transport. BART was kinda cool but didn’t go anywhere I wouldn’t rather drive …
Oh well, guess I’m still sucking sour grapes over that.

 

[Shadowy Man]

You're competing with lots of cheap and faster airfare that is more direct. Getting the train all the way into the "last mile" (or even last "10 miles") at SF and LA is a monstrous, expensive task.

that “last mile” isn’t any worse than by air though, right? In principle, a high speed rail could have better connectivity than the few airports in the region.

If I want to go from my house to NASA JPL, I have to uber to SJC then fly to Burbank, then either rent or Uber from there. I don’t see a decent high speed rail necessarily being worse. Both options will depend on where you start and stop.

LA is such a sprawling mess it is not clear to me that there will ever be a good solution for public transport that doesn’t serve a small minority of residents.

 

[Politesse]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

Why, {snip}

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Whereas defunding a project halfway through, with a bunch of new viaducts and tunnels and land now owned by the state now serving no purpose... that's using money wisely?

 

[Shadowy Man]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

Why, {snip}

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Whereas defunding a project halfway through, with a bunch of new viaducts and tunnels and land now owned by the state now serving no purpose... that's using money wisely?

Sometimes best to not throw good money after bad. If a project is going poorly it need not be abandoned but it definite could require reform.

 

[thebeave]

ffs

California’s high-speed rail project is slated to receive $1 billion a year in funding through the state’s cap-and-trade program through 2045 — a relief to lawmakers who had urged the Legislature to approve the request as billions of dollars in federal funding remain in jeopardy. State leaders called the move, which is pending a final vote from the Legislature, a necessary step to cementing investments from the private sector — an area of focus for project officials. And the project’s chief executive, Ian Choudri, said the agreement is crucial to completing the current priority — a 171-mile portion from Merced to Bakersfield — by 2033.
The project was originally proposed with a 2020 completion date, but so far, no segment of the line has been finished. It’s also about $100 billion over the original $33-billion budget that was originally proposed to voters

LA Times

Great, a billion dollars a year to fund this boondoggle. NO SEGMENT OF THE LINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Well, yeah. That's why the project needs funding.

It doesn’t need funding, it needs canceled.

Why, {snip}

It’s a colossal waste of money.

Whereas defunding a project halfway through, with a bunch of new viaducts and tunnels and land now owned by the state now serving no purpose... that's using money wisely?

Sometimes best to not throw good money after bad. If a project is going poorly it need not be abandoned but it definite could require reform.

Maybe we could cancel it, and turn all those unused overpasses & underpasses into housing tracts for the homeless. Put some of those "tiny homes" on there, lay some pipe and electrical cables and...Voila!