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Statewide, CA

Election Date: November 4, 2008
Type: Bond
Revenue Type:
Transit Revenue Explanation:
Outcome: Win for Transit
Results: Passed, 52% - 48%

There will be a statewide ballot for a $10 billion bond proposal to provide initial financing for a $42 billion transit system that will enable a 220-m.p.h. bullet train to take passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2.5 hours. If approved, the train would be in service in about a decade.