
537 million more reasons to cancel California’s high-speed rail nightmare <span>537 million more reasons to cancel California’s high-speed rail nightmare</span> <div class="evo-article__body"><p><em>Originally published in </em><a href="https://washingtonreporter.news/op-ed-rep-vince-fong-537-million-more-reasons-to-cancel-californias-high-speed-rail-nightmare/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQCrq5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETJSRzJkcnlkOG0zR0huemwwc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpQ_HODxOLTOhOD1ay0F3ORk2dXIPMdinc_AVxcstGjOMTdqs-Xdq2yiBKd1_aem_i-eA8cGj7STSdIVFV8opXg" data-entity-type="external"><em>The Washington Reporter</em></a></p></div> <span><span>Emma.Grimes@ma…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-18T12:42:57-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 12:42">Wed, 02/18/2026 - 12:42</time> </span> <div class="col-auto">February 19, 2026 </div>