Added: Nov 18, 2008

From: LWVOakland

Duration: 3:24

Pros & Cons presented by the Oakland League of Women Voters.Proposition 1A. Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train -- State of California (Bond Act - Majority Approval Required)To provide Californians a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices; to provide good-paying jobs and improve California's economy while reducing air polution, global warning greenhouse gases, and our dependence on foreign oil, shall $9.95 billion in bonds be issued to establish a clean, efficient high-speed train service linking Southern California, the Sacramento/San Joaquin Valley, and the San Francisco Bay Area, with at least 90 percent of bond funds spent for specific projects, with federal and private matching funds required, all bond funds subject to an independent audit?

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dijitalellatronica Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - You can't even go from San Francisco to San Jose on BART! Now you want to go from San Francisco to Los Angeles. What if we get electric cars sooner than 2030?

zorb350 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - NO ON 1A!

sideslide23 Says:

Nov 18, 2008 - vote yes on prop 1A because it will make the roads, freeway, and other roads safer than right now, because the train is fast reliable, and safer. so people would pefer taking that train when its finish.