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Construction Begins on High-Speed Rail Line Between SoCal and Las Vegas (timesofsandiego.com)
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[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Los Angeles could get all the water it needs from the Pacific Ocean with existing technology, whenever the politics requires it.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Didn't the voters approve a desalinization plant like 20 years ago, and nothing has happened?

[–] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

True, especially with some of the recent advancements, but of course politicians doing anything smart is where the impossiblity lies.