The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s CEO has resigned over the project’s misuse of funds. If only the Democratic politicians who have continued to pour money into the project would do the same.

Ian Choudri, who had led the project since 2024, stepped down on Wednesday to focus on “important personal and family priorities.” His resignation comes amid the latest news of $600,000 in wasted money, which the authority spent treating consultants to nightclub visits, rides to the gym, and escape room sessions. The authority also spent $118,000 on international travel for consultants despite such funding being explicitly prohibited by their contract.

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