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Just what will it take for California’s biggest public works boondoggle—the so-called high-speed rail—to finally die. One of the few times Gov. Gavin Newsom had it right was when he declared in his inaugural speech that it was time to move on from the expensive train. Pressure built from Democratic constituencies and he rolled over […]

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