Big Fixes

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (322+ words) More than a year after first announcing its fancy new trainsets, Amtrak is finally on track to roll them out — starting in the Pacific Northwest. Amtrak’s Airo trains, which feature a host of upgraded amenities, are set to debut on…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (352+ words) The High-Speed Rail Authority paid more than $1 million in unjustified travel expenses for contractors, including for private jets, premium tickets and cigar lounges, according to a report. “During our investigation we observed a pattern of Authority noncompliance with state travel…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (696+ words) A debate typically requires some kind of back-and-forth disagreement, and there wasn’t much of that to be found Wednesday night when candidates for the Huntington Beach City Council gathered at the Senior Center in Central Park so voters could hear…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (355+ words) (The Center Square) – The High-Speed Rail Authority paid more than $1 million in unjustified travel expenses for contractors, including for private jets, premium tickets and cigar lounges, according to a report. “During our investigation we observed a pattern of Authority noncompliance…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (492+ words) FOX Business correspondent Kelly Saberi reports on an audit surrounding California's high-speed rail project travel expenses on 'Varney & Co.' California High-Speed Rail Authority officials rubber-stamped hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel charges incurred by outside consultants, according to a…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (322+ words) A Sacramento-area legislator said he is considering requesting an audit of the California Department of Transportation due to delays with the capital region’s $511 million Highway 50 construction project, which is now not expected to be completed until the end of October....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (379+ words) Vendor dependence is often a sensible trade. A managed service can let a team spend its time on the product instead of operating another component. The …...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (447+ words) OAN Staff Lillian Mann12:32 PM – Wednesday, September 16, 2026 California’s high-speed rail project paid roughly $680,000 in unapproved travel expenses out of $1.15 million audited for four consulting firms over a two-year period, according to a recent Inspector General report. In total, nearly $600,000 was flagged as…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) Now we are beginning to understand where some of that wasted money has gone, and it isn't into laying any actual rail. California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project paid more than $680,000 in dubious travel expenses to consultants connected to the project…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (397+ words) California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project is facing fresh scrutiny after state investigators found the agency overseeing it paid nearly $600,000 in questionable travel reimbursements to outside consultants, including charges for visits to a nightclub, a tiki bar, a cigar lounge and…...