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"Thompson and Helen Kerstein of the Legislative Analyst's Office said lawmakers need to decide if they'll provide more money or change the project, potentially by finishing the high-speed line in the Central Valley and connecting it to Los Angeles and San Francisco using existing train and commuter services."
The existing service being the Amtrak bus that travels to LaLa via I-5 rather than thru holiest of all holies Palmdale?