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Bakersfield City Council votes to sue high-speed rail agency to stop construction

(Source: Bakersfield Californian, May 21, 2014)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Nineteen months after authorizing a lawsuit against the California High-Speed Rail Authority, the Bakersfield City Council reaffirmed that plan late Wednesday, authorizing the City Attorney to sue to stop the multibillion-dollar bullet train.

Full story: Bakersfield Californian

Thursday, May 22, 2014

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