Last week, former California governor Jerry Brown, 87, defended the state’s non-functional high-speed rail project, better known as the bullet train. “We’ve got the money. We’re a rich state,” Brown proclaimed.  “We got $4 trillion in gross domestic product. Spain has…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — We should all be tired by now of grandiose transportation promises based on “look how they do it in Europe” rather than “this will improve the lives of Americans,” but supporters of California’s High Speed Rail System admittedly…