A high speed train connecting Bakersfield (pop. 379,000) and Merced (pop. 84,000), and it isn't even finished, requiring more money. Ask the people of Merced: Would each of you like $1.2 million or a train to takes you to Bakersfield? Rename the train The Gavin Newsom. This could the basis of his national campaign: Send Gavin Newsom to Washington so you can go to Bakersfield.
California's bullet train project is getting an inspector general – HotAir
A high speed train. If you're going to Bakersfield, it can't wait!
If you named the train the Gavin it would constantly by trying to push it's load down it's best friends tracks instead of its own. Logistical nightmare.