{"id":911,"date":"2023-02-15T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T00:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/?page_id=911"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:23:34","slug":"california-high-speed-rail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"California High Speed Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h1 class=\"Profile__Name-b6m9jr-4 gmbKrG\">Spring 2019<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 class=\"Profile__Titles-b6m9jr-5 bxFgWO\">California High Speed Rail<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-978\" style=\"width: 752px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-978 \" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2023\/02\/sp19_hsr_research_edit-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of California High Speed Rail Presentation with Policy Research Internship students \" width=\"752\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2023\/02\/sp19_hsr_research_edit-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/135\/2023\/02\/sp19_hsr_research_edit-2048x1645.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of California High Speed Rail Presentation with Policy Research Internship students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"Content__StyledContent-mxgxax-0 kDWYAc\">\n<p>This spring 2019 semester, our POSC 395 Policy Research Internship students researched California&#8217;s High Speed Rail project. They presented their extensive research and policy suggestions to our partner,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/calstrat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Strategies<\/a>. Steve Cahn, the Principal of California Strategies, shared this about the project, &#8220;Delving into the elements of the High Speed Rail project will help our state\u2019s elected leaders and the general public be better informed about how it could transform the economy of California\u2019s Central Valley and the state\u2019s transportation system. Unruh Institute students have the knowledge to analyze complicated public policy and provide important research and recommendations to illuminate the toughest issues in this project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rawan Masri shared this about what she gained from her internship experience, &#8220;I have completed two research papers on international and domestic policy issues as well as gained hands-on experience working besides lawyers and giving a policy presentation in front of a panel of experts. Additionally, I wrote memorandums and learned how to polish my resume which has been incredibly beneficial in job and scholarship interviews.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong>\u00a0California High Speed Rail: Challenges &amp; Possible Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>USC Students:<\/strong>\u00a0Adam Garcia, Arman Nadim, Carissa Velasquez, Honor Hayball, Justin Collier and Rawan Masri<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research Question:<\/strong>\u00a0A crucial problem however is the link between Merced\/Fresno in the Central Valley and San Jose in the Bay Area. There are many expensive issues such as the engineering aspects of tunneling through the seismically active coastal range, etc. And yet, there is no currently available funding for this important link in the system. What is the best way to proceed? How can the costs be absorbed? Should these costs be absorbed singularly by government? Should there be a government\/private relationship? What other innovative solutions may exist?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the group&#8217;s research into California&#8217;s High Speed Rail\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/assets\/sites\/996\/docs\/POSC_395__High_Speed_Rail_Presentation_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full video of their presentation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5qCHVrcuDg0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":188,"featured_media":0,"parent":574,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-911","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>California High Speed Rail - USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CPF POSC 395 Policy Research Internship project, California High Speed Rail, for the Spring 2019 semester\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California High Speed Rail - USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CPF POSC 395 Policy Research Internship project, California High Speed Rail, for the Spring 2019 semester\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USCPolFuture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T23:23:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@USCPolFuture\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/\",\"name\":\"California High Speed Rail - USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-political-future\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-16T00:35:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-27T23:23:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"CPF POSC 395 Policy Research Internship project, California High Speed Rail, for the Spring 2019 semester\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/jesse-m-unruh-institute-of-politics\/research-internship-past-projects\/california-high-speed-rail\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/center-for-political-future\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Jesse M. 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