State won't release documents on battle for rail funds, keeping process hidden

Despite a request for documents, the answers to why some Southern California rail projects got funded from a surplus administered by the California...

March 12, 2023
3:48 PM

Despite a request for documents, the answers to why some Southern California rail projects got funded from a surplus administered by the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and why others were shut out, remain shrouded in secrecy. In response to a Feb. 14 public records request to CalSTA from The Los Angeles Daily seeking documents that explained the process, the agency cited exemptions in the state public records law and did not provide information about the rail funding process.

Steve Scauzillo