What is your issue against a kind hearted man like Doug Bosco?

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> Basements are very rare in California - I wish I
> had the dough to lift the house and add a
> basement. You still would need sump pumps around
> here.
>
> SMART is very poorly conceived; basically a scheme
> by Doug Bosco to get a free rebuild of his freight
> line. Expensive 2 man heavy rail with a paltry
> patronage base. Instead of going north where
> there are fewer and fewer riders it should proceed
> as an electric light rail to southern Marin and
> onto the City via the GG Bridge.
>
> Bechtel gauge appears to be
> deteriorating(understandable why Crunican would
> want to bail)so the likelihood of Marin trendies,
> yuppies and Ritchie Riches wanting ghetto BART in
> their vicinity just about nil. It costs a lot of
> money to cope with bums, homeless, junkies,
> bangers so why ask for more. And lowers property
> values as you then need a dedicated shithole in
> which to concentrate the low lifes. Think
> Tenderloin.
>
> Traditionally doodlebugs are the last gasp just
> before the total abandonment of passenger service.
> And of course one man operation. I assume the
> Galloping Goose was one man.