the California governor finally had to do something about the Los Angeles train robberies. It's only going to cost the California taxpayers millions of dollars. Why isn't Union Pacific guarding, and securing, their own damn cargo?

 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the site of a series of much-publicized thefts from Union Pacific intermodal trains on Thursday, Jan 20, 2022, promising the state would provide $255 million over three years to help combat the problem.

To tackle the massive amount of litter created by the thefts, California is taking immediate action to support cleanup efforts – doing here what the Clean California program has done throughout the state. Since its launch in 2021, the Governor’s $1.1 billion Clean California initiative has expanded state and local litter abatement efforts and engaged communities in projects to create beautiful, safe public spaces. Clean California is generating new jobs for working Californians with an emphasis on hiring people exiting homelessness, at-risk youth, veterans, those reentering society from incarceration, local artists and students. Within the past 6 months, Caltrans collected more than 5,666 tons of litter.

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/01/20/governor-newsom-brings-in-state-support-for-rail-theft-in-los-angeles-highlights-state-efforts-to-fight-and-prevent-crime/

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