This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to tap at least $2.5 billion from the state’s climate fund to pay for state ...

California legislators are not backing down from the commitment to create a high-speed rail system to connect the Bay Area and the Los Angeles basin. On Saturday, the California Legislature will ...

Five years ago, as costs ballooned and political backlash mounted, the California High-Speed Rail Authority pivoted to building its 400-mile bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles in ...

California's high-speed rail project has won a financial lifeline, with the state committing $1 billion annually from cap-and-trade revenues through 2045. The steady funding agreement, formalized ...

Steve Forbes breaks down why California’s endless high-speed rail boondoggle is even worse than people think, and why it needs to be scrapped—yesterday. California’s misbegotten high-speed train ...

The High-Speed Rail Authority CEO has made changes to the agency in the past year. Project needs faster permitting, eminent domain rulings and strong state funding. Central Valley line set for 2032, ...

Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley are at the epicenter of high-speed rail development in California, as construction lumbers ahead on a 119-mile stretch from the northern fringe of Madera to the Kern ...

Volvo is a company on a quest for zero deaths from its cars. Thus this week's announcement that Volvo will cap the top speed of its cars at 180 kph, or 112 mph, starting in 2020. It's a good thing to ...