Kill high-speed rail and spend the money on reservoirs? Proposed California ballot measure sparks debate

Posted on March 11, 2016 by rebecca

By Paul Rogers in San Jose Mercury News

March 10, 2016

Supporters of a proposed ballot initiative to kill California’s high-speed rail project and use the money to build new reservoirs are racing to gather enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

But the campaign, which is being bankrolled by San Joaquin Valley farmers, is already drawing fire from fellow farmers and environmentalists, who call it a “Trojan horse.”

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Kill high-speed rail and spend the money on reservoirs? Proposed California ballot measure sparks debate