The fate of California's high-speed rail project was cast into further doubt Tuesday when the U
S. Department of Transportation announced plans to cancel $929 million in grant funds, a move that some viewed as political payback
The action marks an escalation in the battle between President Trump and the state of California since Gov
Gavin Newsom said last week that the project lacked a path to complete a statewide system and vowed to scale back the $77-billion mega-project
Advertisement > The Transportation Department also said it was "actively exploring every legal option" to get back an additional $2
5-billion grant that is being used to finance the construction of 119 miles of rail line in the Central Valley
The two federal grants represent about one-fourth of all the funding for the project to date — money critical to completing the Central Valley portion and finishing environmental reviews for other segments between San Francisco and Los Angeles
If the funds are lost or tied up in a long legal battle, the state would probably have to either make up the money elsewhere or further curtail the project
Newsom on Tuesday vowed to block the move, arguing that it was political payback by the Trump administration
"It's no coincidence that the Administration's threat comes 24 hours after California led 16 states in challenging the President's farcical 'national emergency,'" Newsom said in a statement, referring to Trump's emergency declaration to secure funding for his wall on the Mexican border
"The President even tied the two issues together in a tweet this morning. This is clear political retribution by President Trump, and we won't sit idly by
This is California's money, and we are going to fight for it." Earlier in the day, Trump had declared on Twitter, "The failed Fast Train project in California, where the cost overruns are becoming world record setting, is hundreds of times more expensive than the desperately needed Wall!" Ronald Batory, chief of the Federal Railroad Administration, the transportation agency that made the grants in 2009 and 2010, laid out a lengthy legal argument Tuesday for why the state was out of compliance with the grant agreement
Batory said in a three-page letter to California High Speed Rail Authority Chief Executive Brian Kelly that the state "has materially failed to comply with the terms of the agreement and has failed to make reasonable progress on the project
" Batory alleged that the state had failed to spend required matching funds, falling short by $100 million as of December
He argued that it will fail to complete the Central Valley construction by a 2022 deadline required by the grant
Batory also said the state has not submitted required financial information — such as reports on what has been delivered to date — that would allow federal regulators to oversee the grants
It also has failed to take corrective actions after regulators raised concerns in 2017 and 2018
The letter also cited Newsom's State of the State speech last week that outlined a plan to build a limited operating segment between Merced and Bakersfield as a "significant retreat from the state's initial vision and commitment
" The rail authority said Tuesday afternoon that it would respond in detail to those allegations in coming days
Newsom said in his speech that the project needed to be rethought and that the initial run would be within the Central Valley, not the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route voters approved a decade ago
"But let's be real," Newsom said in the speech to lawmakers. "The current project, as planned, would cost too much and respectfully take too long
There's been too little oversight and not enough transparency.… Right now, there simply isn't a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego, let alone from San Francisco to L
A. I wish there were. However, we do have the capacity to complete a high-speed rail link between Merced and Bakersfield
" In the hours that followed Newsom's speech, Trump demanded that California return $3
5 billion in federal funds, and headlines proclaimed the Democratic governor was abandoning the ambitious project championed by his predecessors — a story line that Newsom denied and one that his team has scrambled to correct
Although Newsom said the full project will eventually be completed, his tough remarks clearly sent a signal about his tepid support for the project and triggered some managers in the project office to consider leaving
Whether the Trump administration can actually cancel the $929-million grant, which in legal terms is called "de-obligating" the funds, remains unclear
The possibility of ordering a refund of the $2.5-billion grant that is already being spent is even a bigger legal uncertainty
Advertisement > Former congressman Jeff Denham, a Central Valley Republican who chaired the House rail subcommittee and is an outspoken critic of the project, spent years with his staff trying to figure out whether it would be possible to de-obligate the funding and ultimately decided it could not be done by congressional act
The federal action to terminate the grant wades into uncharted legal territory
"I can't recall of any precedent," said Art Bauer, a longtime state Senate Transportation Committee staffer who was deeply involved in the early planning on the high-speed rail
"They never claw back money. They are saying you are not getting money we committed to you
They are setting up a big fight." But in this case, Bauer said, "the governor unwittingly gave the federal government a reason to back away from the project
" Although the federal regulators alleged that the state violated the terms of the grant, Bauer said such performance is typical in federal funding for transportation
"Just look at any highway project. They are never done on schedule or on budget. They are often not done within the original scope
"The supporters of the project are really going to go through the roof," he added
"I imagine a good part of the congressional delegation will gang up on the Department of Transportation and the federal Railroad Administration
But there is no love lost." The Trump administration action is likely to add further fuel to critics, including those in California, who want the project stopped
Assemblyman Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) said Tuesday that the entire project should be scrapped and funds redirected to Central Valley projects that would benefit the state
Assemblyman Jim Patterson (R-Fresno), a vocal critic of the project, said, "It doesn't matter what the state says about not giving the money back," he said
"The feds can, in fact, claw that money back." Times staff writer Sarah D. Wire in Washington contributed to this report
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[한글자막] My Hometown (California) Chillin' | Visiting Home (USA) - Duration: 13:15.
Hey guys
I'm at a stoplight right now, at an intersection
And I'm driving to meet my friends for the weekend
I'm driving which I haven't done in like a year
I'm always like a little nervous before I start driving
But.. it's a skill that you can never really lose
Once I start up the car like
You just remember how to do everything
So I'm trying to be very careful
Like I said, I'm at a red light and once I go
I'm gonna have to shut this down, which is right now
We're in a Korean market in the U.S.
I just found Honey Butter Chips and it's all in English
That's... Oh, it's in Korean there
That's so weird
(Mexican food)
Size of my forearm
Hey~!
The gang eating Mexican food
Yeah!
Tacos galore
Hi~
I wanna show you how long my cat is
Okay, let's see
Aww (laughs)
Look at his little arms
So long
Hold it, YES
You're doing beautiful
Yasssss
Yay~!
(After an hour or so of "not even feeling the alcohol")
(Get it, Moni)
(Disco Ash)
(Laughs) I can't
I can't even see dude
Uhh.. My legs are broken
(Karaoke time)
(lmao too hype)
San Diego, California!
Cheers!
Yay~
(I love driving)
(Cruising with music)
(On the way to Northern California)
(Biker gang)
(San Franciso, California)
(Hi, Naruto!)
(Sleeping beauty, sister)
(Sister choosing a painting)
(Got one!)
Thank you
We have fifteen seconds until showtime
We have five seconds until showtime
Heyyyy (laughs)
Hey, let's go to work~!
Flow like water
What, what!
Ohhh~!
Ayyyyy!
UFO, UFO!
Crowd, make some noise!
Woooo~
Rubberband man!
He's a rubberband man~
He's a rubberband man
Ayyy
Go Lando, go Lando, go!
Whoa~!
(lol my sister filming)
Hey, you!
(Fisherman's Wharf of San Francisco)
Smells good
There's bubbles!
It's the one I'm getting
Getting it in gray
(Irish coffee)
(actual speed)
Ooh it's warm
(Golden Gate Bridge)
(Back in Southern California) / With my brother again!
We're gonna go climbing
See ya there
(My brother filming lol)
Let me work my uh...
No, keep looking at shoes
Pretend you're looking at shoes still
Man, my production value
Sick, look at this sick b-roll
Should show me your shoes now
(Beginner's training)
Wow
It's training for everyone
Oh, sweet. Okay
Do you have any questions?
Umm not right now
Cool
Alright, chalking up
Wooo!
Okay, so we're starting off with the beginner one
Wow, that was so fast
Nice!
(Brother-sister bonding)
Ughhh I don't like the feeling
Like this?
Yeah
Good, come on
Good!
Yes~
It's my volleyball number
Armyn: That's how old I am
Yum
Breakfast slash lunch
Here, get Seau
Are you happy, boy?
The salsas
(Battleship Iowa)
(mom on the phone lol)
We're gonna go on a boat (cruise ship)
Where's Auntie Lally?
There, and Uncle Paul
(Suite)
Oh my gosh, we've got like a...
Because my Uncle works on the ship
On this cruise ship
Look at that
It's like a family room
(Laughing)
(Bathroom)
There we go
All right
There's a jacuzzi
(Jacuzzi)
Look at my Aunties, so pretty
One, two, three
(Pool)
(Gym)
Pre-buffet workout
(lol my cousin)
(lol Uncle) / (Auntie taking a selfie)
(Arcade)
(gasp) They have Nintendo 3DS, Beats, and GoPro
(Theater)
(Casino)
(Buffet time!)
(Last day, before going to the airport)
Our last stop (hella dry lips lol)
We're going to eat at where my sister works
The Boiling Crab
She's gonna hook us up
Shhhh!
Shhh, quiet
Don't! You're gonna get me fired
Okay sorry, no we're not
No, she's not
All I'm doing is just serving them / No hook-ups
By the way, it's a really rainy day
We've got a "river of glory"
Welcome to Garden Grove
(starts singing church song)
(continues singing)
'Thumbs up' if you know this song
(singing)
Oh.. that was sharp? Flat?
(finishes song)
There's my sister
Mom! You're gonna get me in trouble
Here's our order
Ethan~! (sister's boyfriend)
Dammit, he's walking away
Noooo~!
(Rainy last day)
Hope you enjoyed my recent trip back home as much as I did
It felt extra special this time around, which made it extra harder to leave back to Korea
I'm always thankful to my friends back home
These special souls who treat me exactly the same
And give me the same amount of love as they always have, even though I've been gone for almost five years now
It's comforting and humbling to know that I can last a lifetime with these people
I'm always ALWAYS thankful for my family, of course, and words cannot even express my love for them
Without these people, I am nothing
I love you all, and see you again real soon
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Trump Admin To Cancel $929M For California High-Speed Rail - Duration: 0:59.
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Trump Insanely Claims California's Bullet Train Is "Hundreds Of Times More Expensive" Than His Wall - Duration: 2:50.
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Update 18 trillion gallons of rain in California in February � and more on the way Los Angeles Tim - Duration: 1:43.
Update 18 trillion gallons of rain in California in February — and more on the way Los Angeles Tim
California has already received an 18 trillion gallon soaking this month enough water to fill 27 million Olympic sized pools and the isnt over yet.
A series of storms, including a moisture packed last week, has brought consistent rainfall in February that has reached nearly half the volume of Lake Tahoe.
Los Angeles has received its fair share of the rain, with more than 4 inches falling on the Southland since Feb. 1. San Diego has had more than 10 inches of rain this month, passing its average for the entire winter season, according to the National Weather Service.
The totals are likely to increase this week though not by much as another storm rolls into the region Wednesday night. That low pressure system is expected to bring less than a quarter of an inch of precipitation through Thursday, said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Its kind of a drier system, she said. Weve gotten a decent amount of rain already. I think its more the cold that people arent going to be happy about.
Cold air thats being pushed from Canadas inland area isnt moving over the warmer Pacific Ocean waters, which means temperatures will remain chilly through the week. By Friday, highs will increase slightly to the mid 50s and low 60s, Phillips said.
The cold snap has already dropped temperatures into the and into the 20s in the Bay Area and along the Central Coast. Temperatures in Long Beach fell to 39 degrees overnight, tying a previous record set in the coastal city in 1965, Phillips said.
Some other local areas also might come close to record breaking low temperatures in the coming days, she said.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom sells his San Francisco home - Duration: 3:37.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has put his sprawling family home near San Francisco on the market for nearly $6 million following his election win
The 51-year-old and his documentary-maker wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, moved to Sacramento with their four young children around the time he was sworn in as governor last month
The couple listed their two-story house in Kentfield, about 17 miles north of San Francisco, for $5
9million shortly after.The mid-century home, which sits on 1.37 acres, boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and two offices
With just over 4,000 square feet of living space, the property has undergone two extensive remodels since the couple bought the home back in 2011 for $2.2million.It features wall to ceiling windows that offer views over the San Francisco Bay
The backyard features a swimming pool and spa, a covered gazebo, an outdoor fire pit and olive trees
The Newsoms have been living in the historic governor's mansion in Sacramento since early January
They will be relocating soon to a 12,000 square-foot, six-bedroom mansion in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks
The couple purchased the more child-friendly property in December for $3.7million
California's first family plan to move out of the governor's mansion and into their new home with their two dogs and rabbit in a few months after it has been spruced up
The governor's spokesman Nathan Click has previously said their new home is more 'kid-friendly'
The historic 142-year-old Victorian governor's mansion will be used for public events and state business
The Newsoms have been the first gubernatorial family with children to live in the mansion a few blocks from the state Capitol
They were initially undecided about moving to Sacramento from their family home, citing their concerns about uprooting their young children
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California Governor Gavin Newsom sells his San Francisco home Daily Mail Online - Duration: 5:29.
California Governor Gavin Newsom sells his San Francisco home Daily Mail Online
Governor Gavin Newsom has put his sprawling family home near San Francisco on the market for nearly dollar 6 million following his election win.
The 51 year old and his documentary maker wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, moved to Sacramento with their four young children around the time he was sworn in as governor last month.
The couple listed their two story house in Kentfield, about 17 miles north of San Francisco, for dollar 5.9 million shortly after.
The mid century home, which sits on 1.37 acres, boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and two offices.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, 51, has put his sprawling family home in Kentfield near San Francisco on the market for dollar 5.9 million following his gubernatorial election win
The couple listed their two story house in Kentfield, about 17 miles north of San Francisco, for dollar 5.9 million shortly after Newsoms gubernatorial election win
The 51 year old and his documentary maker wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, moved to Sacramento with their four young children all under the age of 10 around the time he was sworn in as governor on January 7
With just over 4,000 square feet of living space, the property has undergone two extensive remodels since the couple bought the home back in 2011 for dollar 2.2 million.
It features wall to ceiling windows that offer views over the San Francisco Bay.
The backyard features a swimming pool and spa, a covered gazebo, an outdoor fire pit and olive trees.
The Newsoms have been living in the historic governors mansion in Sacramento since early January.
They will be relocating soon to a 12,000 square foot, six bedroom mansion in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks.
The couple purchased the more child friendly property in December for dollar 3.7 million.
Their former family home has just over 4,000 square feet of living space on a 1.37 acre property
The mid century home, which sits on 1.37 acres, boasts five bedrooms, six bathrooms and two offices
The property has undergone two extensive remodels since the couple bought the home back in 2011 for dollar 2.2 million
It features wall to ceiling windows that offer views over the San Francisco Bay
The home also has two separate office spaces, as well as multiple entertaining areas
The backyard features a swimming pool and spa, a covered gazebo, an outdoor fire pit and olive trees
Californias first family plan to move out of the governors mansion and into their new home with their two dogs and rabbit in a few months after it has been spruced up.
The governors spokesman Nathan Click has previously said their new home is more kid friendly.
The historic 142 year old Victorian governors mansion will be used for public events and state business.
The Newsoms have been the first gubernatorial family with children to live in the mansion a few blocks from the state Capitol.
They were initially undecided about moving to Sacramento from their family home, citing their concerns about uprooting their young children.
The property is listed by Chelsea Ialeggio of .
The Newsoms have been living in the historic governors mansion in Sacramento since early January
They will be relocating soon to a 12,000 square foot, six bedroom mansion in the Sacramento suburb of Fair Oaks. The couple purchased the more child friendly property in December for dollar 3.7 million
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Couple busted flying from California to Houston with 66lbs of pot - Daily News - Duration: 2:45.
Texas authorities are accusing a couple of flying from California with more than 66 pounds of pot on them
Naureen Nooralla Gheewalla-Fayyaz, 28, and 29-year-old Osama Fayyaz were seen checking several bags as they were leaving the Sacramento airport on January 14
Officials at the Bush Intercontinental Airport searched the bags, after obtaining a warrant, and found 66
3lbs of what was believed to be cannabis. Authorities also found a record book and yellow notepad that they believed the Richmond couple had been using as drug ledgers
As the couple was leaving Sacramento, a Transportation Security Administration officer informed a deputy that one of their seven checked bags looked suspicious and he suspected it contained marijuana, according to court documents obtained by KPRC-TV
Share this article Share The Sacramento deputy gave Houston officials the bag's tag number and the name of the woman as she was the one who checked the bag at the time
Police waited in the Houston airport and watched as Fayyaz pulled two suitcases from the baggage claim carousel
As he grabbed the bags, authorities approached Fayyaz and asked the Richmond resident if the bags were his
He allegedly denied owning the bags, but he was 'visibly nervous and was trembling,' according to court documents
Gheewalla-Fayyaz was sitting close by and admitted the bags belonged to her. But when asked if they could search the bag, the woman told authorities that they couldn't
She also denied knowing what was inside. A search warrant was granted and when authorities opened the seven bags they found a 'green leafy substance believed to be marijuana,' inside
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Update Trump wants California to pay back billions for bullet train - Duration: 4:00.
Update Trump wants California to pay back billions for bullet train
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it plans to cancel dollar 929 million awarded to Californias high speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional dollar 2.5 billion that it has already spent.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announcement follows through on to claw back dollar 3.5 billion that the federal government gave to California to build a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed a fight to keep the money and said the move was in , this time over Trumps emergency declaration to pay for a wall along the U.S. Mexico border.
"This is clear political retribution by President Trump, and we wont sit idly by," Newsom said in a statement. "This is Californias money, and we are going to fight for it."
Its the latest spat between the White House and California. Trump earlier in the day linked the emergency declaration lawsuit to the train, noting that California filed the challenge on behalf of 16 states.
"California, the state that has wasted billions of dollars on their out of control Fast Train, with no hope of completion, seems in charge!" the president tweeted.
The train project has faced repeated cost overruns and delays since California voters approved it in 2008. The Trump administration argued Tuesday that the state hasnt provided required matching dollars and cant complete certain construction work by a 2022 deadline.
Newsom declared in his first State of the State address last week that he planned to scale back the project and focus immediately on building 171 miles 275 kilometers of track in central California. His office said he still plans to complete the full line, although he said the current plan would cost too much and take too long.
Hes pledged to continue environmental work on the full line, which is required to keep the federal money.
But the U.S. Department of Transportation said Newsoms comments last week reinforced the administrations concerns about the project.
"Governor Newsom presented a new proposal that represents a significant retreat from the States initial vision and commitment and frustrates the purpose for which Federal funding was awarded," read the letter outlining the case for cancelling the money.
Congress nearly a decade ago approved the dollar 929 million that Trump wants to cancel. The state has not started spending that money. But it has already spent the extra dollar 2.5 billion that Trump now wants back.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is "actively exploring every legal option" to get back the money.
The grant agreement between California and the federal government, signed in 2010, outlines several scenarios in which the federal government could take the money back. It can take the money back, for example, if the grantee fails to make "adequate progress" or "fails to complete the project or one of its tasks" or if the state doesnt meet its matching fund requirements.
If the federal government decides to take the money back, it doesnt have to wait for California to write a check. The agreement states the federal government could offset the money it would pay California for different transportation or other projects.
California hasnt yet fully matched the dollar 2.5 billion in stimulus money. Its in the process of doing so now, using money from the 2008 bond passed by voters and revenue from the states cap and trade program. It cant unlock the dollar 929 million grant until it completes its match.
Still, the California High Speed Rail Authority has already budgeted for the full dollar 3.5 billion. Its put toward constructing a 119 mile 191.5 kilometer segment of track in the Central Valley expected to cost dollar 10.6 billion.
Dan Richard, the outgoing chair of the California High Speed Rail Authoritys board of directors, said peoples livelihoods depend on the project through jobs and other economic development in the Central Valley.
"It would be very important to avoid anything that would disrupt the economic recovery in the Central Valley that has been brought about by high speed rail," he said.
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18 trillion gallons of rain in California in February � and more on the way Los Angeles Times - Duration: 1:36.
18 trillion gallons of rain in California in February — and more on the way Los Angeles Times
California has already received an 18 trillion gallon soaking this month enough water to fill 27 million Olympic sized pools and the isnt over yet.
A series of storms, including a moisture packed last week, has brought consistent rainfall in February that has reached nearly half the volume of Lake Tahoe.
Los Angeles has received its fair share of the rain, with more than 4 inches falling on the Southland since Feb. 1. San Diego has had more than 10 inches of rain this month, passing its average for the entire winter season, according to the National Weather Service.
The totals are likely to increase this week though not by much as another storm rolls into the region Wednesday night. That low pressure system is expected to bring less than a quarter of an inch of precipitation through Thursday, said Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
Its kind of a drier system, she said. Weve gotten a decent amount of rain already. I think its more the cold that people arent going to be happy about.
Cold air thats being pushed from Canadas inland area isnt moving over the warmer Pacific Ocean waters, which means temperatures will remain chilly through the week. By Friday, highs will increase slightly to the mid 50s and low 60s, Phillips said.
The cold snap has already dropped temperatures into the and into the 20s in the Bay Area and along the Central Coast. Temperatures in Long Beach fell to 39 degrees overnight, tying a previous record set in the coastal city in 1965, Phillips said.
Some other local areas also might come close to record breaking low temperatures in the coming days, she said.
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