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And as long as you asked, I am not libertarian. I believe in public transit and that it needs to be subsidized; in fact it needs huge subsidization but it is worth it to keep cities operating. But for this reason we have to subsidize only the projects that are the high priorities. HSR between Palmdale and San Jose (and the ridiculous Riverside-SD route) hasn't shown that to me.

Within the LA and Bay areas it is a high priority. Much more so than certain LRT projects that wander off across the countryside stopping every 4 blocks.