Politics● Low5d ago · Oct 29, 2026, 5:47 PM
California’s High-Speed Rail Chief Quits Amid Questions About Spending
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Ian Choudri, the chief executive of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, stepped down weeks after state investigators questioned the spending of $600,000 by the agency.
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