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Bringing together transit riders, environmentalists, and union members for fast, clean, safe catenary electric regional, intercity, and freight rail in California. #CatenaryNow #ElectrifyMetrolink
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@calelectricrail.bsky.social@calelectricrail.bsky.social → @calelectricrail.orgMeasure RTM will make transit more convenient and affordable, with 14 years of free and reduced price transfers, and standard discounts for low income people.
Show PostAgree with this. Even something as basic as a four-person state legal team could have provided template capital project contract language and been consulted to avoid the clause that's allowed the LAX contractor to hold progress hostage.
Show PostI haven't particularly followed the LAX people mover or know any details of the situation. But the total disregard for the public interest shown here—not just spinning, but outright gaslighting—is like little I've seen in an ostensible democracy. It's a manual for how to lose public trust.
Show PostWhat's happening with the people mover is beyond anything I've ever experienced as a reporter. Right now it feels like our own city spewed out White House press secretary-level propaganda one week out from Election Day to boost the prospects of a statistically unpopular incumbent
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