High Speed Rail Leaves Many In Central Valley Divided

California’s high speed rail project, is supposed to one day whisk passengers between L.A. and San Francisco at over 200 miles per hour. But the project is tens of billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. Despite that, it's brought big changes to the Central Valley. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report A federal trial over San Francisco’s bid to hold drug manufacturers, suppliers and pharmacies liable for opioid addiction and overdoses starts Monday. Reporter: Alex Emslie, KQED Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year calls for almost $1.2 billion in spending on fighting homelessness. But questions are being raised if there's enough transparency in how that money is spent. Reporter: Ethan Ward, KPCC The state’s Employment Development Department – or EDD – has started rolling out a promised expansion of language resources. That’s to better serve the at least 7 million Californians who use a first language other than English. Reporter: Mary Franklin Harvin, The California Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices