https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/12/08/overdue-overbudget-high-speed-rail-just-got-3-1-billion-boost-will-trains-ever-roll/

California’s overdue, overbudget and oft-criticized high-speed rail project just got a $3.1 billion boost of federal cash toward completing what is supposed to be an early phase of the project connecting Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield in the state’s rural Central Valley.

President Biden touted the project Friday, and former Gov. Jerry Brown joined former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to celebrate the new federal funding.