Divergent views on high-speed rail in California

The California governor's decision to significantly reduce the planned bullet-train system has opened a debate about the future of what was touted to be the first high-speed rail network in the United States.

In his first State of the State address on Feb 12., Governor Gavin Newsom vowed not to abandon the project. "Abandoning high-speed rail entirely means we will have wasted billions of dollars with nothing but broken promises and lawsuits to show for it," he said.

"And by the way, I am not interested in sending $3.5 billion in federal funding that was allocated to this project back to (President) Donald Trump," he added.