There's lots of ways political processes go bad places. Years ago, while taking college classes, I researched the Solano County rail plan. The incorporated cit

There's lots of ways political processes go bad places. Years ago, while taking college classes, I researched the Solano County rail plan. The incorporated cities got together and decided which cities would each get a stop. The military base (largest employer in the county, bringing in a billion dollars annually) had no representation. After they picked which cities would get a rail stop, then they hired a consultant to pick the best sites for each of those cities. Of course, the consultant did what they were paid to do. They aren't the best sites for the people or the county. Only one of the three really makes sense. One of them has already been built, a stop that could potentially cost them Travis AFB due to encroachment on the base. Another is planned for a protected wetland. It will likely never have much development around it and will likely sink into the marsh like Venice.