From our L.A. Bureau Chief Krissy Clark:
https://twitter.com/#!/kristianiaclark/status/157591591698169857
More from the Sacramento Bee:
Roelof van Ark, chief executive officer of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, announced this afternoon that he is quitting, the latest setback for the state's beleaguered campaign to build a nearly $100 billion rail network in California.
His resignation, announced at a board meeting in Los Angeles and effective in two months, comes at a critical point for the project, with rail officials bidding for Legislative approval to start construction in the Central Valley this fall. Public opinion about the project has fallen sharply, according to a recent Field Poll, and the Legislature is highly skeptical.
Thomas Umberg, chairman of the agency's board of directors, also announced that he is leaving his position in February, but will remain a member of the board.