Governor Gavin Newsom and politicians in Sacramento have sold residents in the state on the promise that all their taxpayer dollars are going to bring business and money to California. But residents in the Central Valley made it clear that this rail is way overdue and has taken away people’s homes and land with nothing to show for it.
Passengers riding Amtrak through Bakersfield aren’t buying California’s long-delayed high-speed rail dream — with many saying the multibillion-dollar project has already done more harm than good.
Steve Laird, a lifelong Bakersfield resident who recen… [2156 chars]
Source: New York Post | Published: 2026-02-05T03:27:39Z
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