High-speed rail board limits CEO contract authority after $600,000 travel scandal

GOP lawmakers want High-Speed Rail Authority CEO to resign

(The Center Square) – Assembly Minority Leader Alexandra Macedo, R-Tulare, wrote a public letter to the High-Speed Rail Authority calling on CEO Ian Choudri to resign following a report showing

California GOP lawmakers want High-Speed Rail Authority CEO to resign over spending practices

That's one of the latest expenses reported for a longtime project that the rail authority expects will ultimately cost more than $126.2 billion in taxpayers' money. The high-speed rail was supposed to be finished in 2020, but it does not appear that any track has been laid.

High-speed rail board limits CEO contract authority after $600,000 travel scandal

The CEO of California’s $126 billion high-speed rail project is on the hot seat after inspectors found $600,000 in spending on improper travel perks.

A California Scandal Reveals How The State Is Governed Under Single-Party Democrat Rule

In 2026, with no trains and no track in place, the officials who oversee the California High-Speed Rail Authority are working to implement new internal controls to prevent waste.

CA Scandal Reveals How It's Governed Under Single-Party Rule

In California last week, a long pattern of wasted taxpayer dollars led to new financial controls, but no explanation for the years of waste.

High-Speed Rail board strips CEO of contract power after consultant expenses

The board reined in CEO Ian Choudri’s ability to unilaterally approve contracts in the wake of a recent Inspector General investigation.