Comment by markdown

> Newsom has spent $14.8B over the past 18 years and it has zero operational miles of fast train.

Newsom was elected Governor in 2019. And no, it was never expected to be operational any time soon. Also, buying up hundreds of parcels of land (many presenting legal hurdles and eminent domain lawsuits, etc takes years. Then there's years to be spent building massive concrete aquaducts and bridges.