13-05-2017 21:25 via sacramento.cbslocal.com

California Governor Asks Trump’s Help With High-Speed Train

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is seeking an unlikely ally in his bid to create a high-speed train line between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Los Angeles Times says Brown sent a letter Friday to President Donald Trump, asking him to transfer final approval of environmental reviews to the state rail authority.
Currently, the feds must approve the reams of environmental documents plus any changes, and the process is behind schedule.
The $64 billion project also faces un
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