Politics● Low1h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 12:35 AM
California High-Speed Rail's CEO resigned. Will new leadership investigate the contracts he left behind?
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Records reveal millions in disputed consultant billing, a contract under inspector general investigation and unanswered oversight questions, now inherited by Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget director.
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