LAT Buries the Lede: Calif. Rail Authority Tried to Intimidate Consult

Tom Blumer
May 11th, 2014 10:33 AM
The estimated cost of the initial segment of California's bullet train, Golden State Governor Jerry Brown's pet project, has (excuse the pun) just shot up from $6.19 billion to $7.13 billion. If this is the only overrun encountered in this opening phase, which would be atypical, and if the California High Speed Rail Authority has similar experiences during the remainder of the project, assuming…