Report Supports High-Speed Rail Plan (Source: KRCA)

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Report Supports High-Speed Rail Plan
2 California Lawmakers Back Federal Report

POSTED: 12:18 pm PST February 9, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --
Jorge Velasquez/KCRA

A new report out Tuesday supports a plan that would bring high-speed rail to the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

That plan also makes Sacramento one of the last major cities in California to be added to the line.

Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, D-Livingston, along with Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, threw their support Tuesday behind a federal report that looks at high-speed rail service across the country.

The report agrees with previous studies that show high-speed rail should be built first in areas where it would be used the most, and that stations should be located close to other public transportation.

President Barack Obama has pledged billions of dollars in federal money for California's high-speed rail plans.

Reported by: Sharokina Shams