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2026-10-30 Government Corruption

Breaking: CEO of California's doomed $231B bullet train project suddenly quits

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Posted by Frank G 2026-10-30 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [159 views ] Top
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(Insert here the often asked and never acted on question.)

Posted by NN2N1 2026-10-30 05:45|| 2026-10-30 05:45|| Front Page Top

2 "Stepping down to spend more time beating my family. Also looking forward to spending all my retirement savings on planning studies for a modest model train setup."

Posted by Tarzan Lover of the Heathen Rus2536 2026-10-30 06:21|| 2026-10-30 06:21|| Front Page Top

3 1. Was he paid to resign?
2. Does he get a pension?
3. What his next "Guaranteed to Fail" position?

Posted by Warthog 2026-10-30 06:45|| 2026-10-30 06:45|| Front Page Top

4 California High-Speed Rail Chief Executive Resigns After State Investigators Question Spending

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-30 07:46|| 2026-10-30 07:46|| Front Page Top

5 But not unexpectedly.

"My work here is done."

In the meantime, he'll be spending time with his family in an non-extradition country, making 20%.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-10-30 09:13|| 2026-10-30 09:13|| Front Page Top

6 One of my favorite Burg graphics :-)

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-30 09:14|| 2026-10-30 09:14|| Front Page Top

7 "Next!": California’s rail authority has put a longtime Gov. Gavin Newsom advisor in charge of the state’s beleaguered bullet train project after its former boss Ian Choudri submitted his resignation letter Wednesday night.

Department of Finance head Joe Stephenshaw has been appointed interim CEO of the project, the High-Speed Rail Board said at a Thursday meeting.

Posted by Frank G 2026-10-30 11:31|| 2026-10-30 11:31|| Front Page Top

8 He's just the fall guy. Everybody who is involved in this scam, all the way up to Gavin Newsom, should be in jail.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-30 13:07|| 2026-10-30 13:07|| Front Page Top

9 His sentence for corruption should be “prison until the train is running daily”

Posted by Airandee 2026-10-30 13:23|| 2026-10-30 13:23|| Front Page Top

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