{"id":1655,"date":"2026-05-12T17:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/fresnos-high-speed-rail-chairman-leaves-board-newsom-adds-2-former-staffers-from-bay-area\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:33:44","slug":"fresnos-high-speed-rail-chairman-leaves-board-newsom-adds-2-former-staffers-from-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/fresnos-high-speed-rail-chairman-leaves-board-newsom-adds-2-former-staffers-from-bay-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno\u2019s High-Speed Rail chairman leaves board, Newsom adds 2 former staffers from Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!--[--><!-- AiSummaryComponent.html --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><svg><title>Key Takeaways<\/title><defs><lineargradient><\/lineargradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<div>Key Takeaways<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read our AI Policy.<\/p>\n<ul><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Board chair Tom Richards, of Fresno, and Nancy Miller, of Sacramento, stepped down.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Newsom appointed \u2018trusted advisers\u2019 Stephen Kawa and Jason Elliott to rail board.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<li>Richards says commitment to the Valley remains, but project must progress outward.<\/li>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom is replacing two California High-Speed Rail Authority board members from the Central Valley with two of his former staffers from the Bay Area, allies who might help persuade state lawmakers to let the authority build toward San Francisco as they lay tracks on the initial route through Fresno.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/two-bodies-found-in-underground-vault-in-this-california-city-what-we-know-2\/\">Two bodies found in underground vault in this California City. What we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom announced Friday that he\u2019s chosen Stephen Kawa, of Cloverdale, and Jason Elliott, of San Francisco, to take the place of Fresno\u2019s Tom Richards and Sacramento\u2019s Nancy Miller, who were chair and vice chair of the board, respectively.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office has described Kawa and Elliott as \u201ctrusted advisors\u201d who have experience advancing major projects through \u201cdemanding political and fiscal landscapes.\u201d Friday\u2019s announcement touted their past work under politicians, including Newsom when he was mayor of San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Their appointments come at a pivotal moment for a project first approved by California voters in 2008 and that has so far cost about $15 billion.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The rail authority says it\u2019s now on pace to lay the train\u2019s first tracks by December in the Central Valley, the region prioritized for construction and spending by state law. It\u2019s also planning to approve a co-development agreement with the private sector this year, though investors are likely to want to use their money to build the more profitable routes toward Los Angeles and the Bay Area before construction is complete in the Central Valley.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That would require the approval of California\u2019s Legislature, as would several other moves rail authority CEO Ian Choudri says are necessary to cut costs, tighten construction schedules and build out the originally-envisioned Los Angeles-to-San Francisco system.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As he thanked Richards and Miller for their service, Choudri also noted the project is transitioning from \u201cmajor civil construction into track-laying and rail system delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir stewardship helped guide the Authority through a critical period of progress and positioned the program for the next phase of delivery and expansion,\u201d Choudri said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Ex-rail board chair from Fresno says project\u2019s Valley commitment remains<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The governor has the authority to appoint five of the nine members on the rail board. Miller did not respond Monday to The Fresno Bee\u2019s request for comment, but Richards said he decided to step down.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He was first appointed to the board in 2010. The real estate investor said he has simultaneously run his business in Fresno.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know that there\u2019s ever a right time when you really dedicated to something, but it\u2019s been 15 and a half years,\u201d Richards said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Though the new board members are both from the Bay Area, Richards said there is \u201cno movement toward eliminating or reducing the commitment to the Central Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/unbeaten-destiny-christian-and-ponderosa-on-collision-course-in-softball-playoffs-2\/\">Unbeaten Destiny Christian and Ponderosa on collision course in softball playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t work on other aspects of the project,\u201d he said. \u201cThe key to this project is to connect the population centers of California through the Central Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Board member Henry Perea, also from Fresno, told The Bee \u201cthere\u2019s no change\u201d to the Valley commitment, but added that it\u2019s time to start figuring out where the project will connect to from there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big part of that is just going to be working with the private sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Perea credited Richards for leading the rail authority to hire Choudri in 2024 and for making decisions that saved more money than under past leaders.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re using the money we receive in the best way possible,\u201d Perea said. \u201cI give kudos to Tom Richards for making sure that that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Newsom\u2019s picks for rail board have worked for him in S.F., Sacramento<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s new appointments to the rail board, Kawa and Elliot, have worked for him in the past.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Newsom was mayor of San Francisco from 2004-2011. Kawa was his chief of staff and Elliott was his policy adviser for three years. Both went on to work in the administration of Edwin Lee, who succeeded Newsom in the San Francisco mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Elliot also worked as Newsom\u2019s deputy chief of staff in the governor\u2019s office from 2022-2024. He and Kawa both run political consulting firms, according to Newsom\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Politico story from 2023 included both of them in a list of the governor\u2019s closest advisers.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;Fresno\u2019s High-Speed Rail chairman leaves board, Newsom adds 2 former staffers from Bay Area.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/democratic-strategist-launches-effort-to-repeal-californias-two-top-primary-4\/\">Democratic strategist launches effort to repeal California\u2019s two-top primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. 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