It's because that's the only places where they can actually build. The peninsula is full of millionaires that hate the idea of HSR. ("But I don't it at grade!"

It's because that's the only places where they can actually build. The peninsula is full of millionaires that hate the idea of HSR. ("But I don't it at grade!" "But I don't want it in the air!" "But I don't want it in a trench!" "But I don't in a tunnel!" "It's all moving so fast!" "Can we put an HSR to stop every 2 miles?") https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/10/14/palo-alto-blasts-high-speed-rail-project-for-moving-too-fast https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2015/10/14/palo-alto-bla... http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/high-speed-rail-met-with-concerns-in-san-carlos/article_6743a242-5d52-11e7-970f-f3255fe73447.html http://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/high-speed-rail-met...