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Governor Veto Threatens Rail Oversight | Oakland News
California’s bullet train project is in chaos — cost overruns, missed deadlines, and now a legislative showdown. Governor Newsom threatens to veto a bill designed to empower the state’s new inspector general, who says he lacks basic tools like software and qualified staff to audit the High-Speed Rail Authority effectively. The bill, AB 1608, would fix these bottlenecks — but Newsom’s office opposes just those parts, even as he quietly signed other controversial provisions into law. With the watchdog already spending millions and years on delays, lawmakers are racing to pass the bill before…
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