California's Proposition One: Pros and Cons of High-Speed Rail
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Pros and Cons of High-Speed Rail
Quentin Kopp , Chairman, CA High Speed Rail Authority (Pro-Prop One)
Jon Coupal , President, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (Anti-Prop One)
Norman Mineta , Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation – Moderator
Plans to build a 200-mph bullet train route between San Francisco and Los Angeles will put California on the map as home to the nation’s first high-speed train. If Proposition 1A passes, will the billions spent be offset by operating r... 




