High-speed rail on slow track.The $10 billion high-speed rail High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions include 200-320 km/h (125-200 mph) - depending on whether the track is upgraded or new - by the European Union and above 90 mph bond measure that's already been postponed once could be postponed again. Assemblyman Alberto Torrico Alberto Torrico has been a member of the California State Assembly since December of 2004 succeeding the term-limited Assemblyman John Dutra. He represents the 20th Assembly District which includes Fremont, Newark, Union City and Milpitas among other cities in the East Bay. , D-Fremont, has a bill to postpone the bond to the Nov. 2008 ballot from the Nov. 2006 ballot. The rail bond measure to build the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco backbone of a high-speed rail network was supposed to have been on the Nov. 2004 ballot. But that summer, as the state was borrowing nearly $15 billion in bonds to help close a budget deficit, backers believed voters would reject the high-speed rail bond, so they got Sen. Kevin Murray For the California State Senator, see . For the member (Volunteer) in the Irish Republican Army, see and List of members of the Irish Republican Army. Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray , D-West Hollywood, to author a bill to push the measure back to 2006, when they hoped the state's budget picture would be brighter. Torrico is now using the same argument--that voters are unlikely to pass the measure with the state still mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in multibillion dollar deficits. And he has the support of Murray, who sits on the Senate Transportation Committee. Proponents of the bond measure say that the delay would only push up the cost to build the rail network should voters ultimately approve it. Staff reporter Howard Fine Howard Fine (November 28, 1958) is an American acting teacher, the founder of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA, and also a theatre director. Early Life Howard Fine was born on November 28, 1958 in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the youngest of 5 children. can be reached by phone at (323) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by email at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. |
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