Farmer compares CA high-speed rail plans to Holocaust, then apologizes
Source: Fresno Bee
The California High-Speed Rail Authority continued efforts to start work on its first section in the central San Joaquin Valley, approving agreements for up to $268 million for unexpected costs, utility relocation and freight railroad collaboration.
But Tuesday's votes came only after one rail opponent compared the authority's plans in the Valley to Nazi atrocities against Jews in World War II -- a comparison that drew a sharp rebuke from the board's chairman, followed by an apology.
Kings County farmer John Tos, who is suing the rail agency over its statewide plan, made the remarks early in the rail board's meeting, during a portion set aside for public comments.
... "It reminds me of Hitler in the 1930s when he set out to annihilate the Jews and take over the world," Tos added. "That's what you folks are doing to the San Joaquin Valley. You're going to annihilate, you're going to destroy --"
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