Did High-Speed Rail help consultants "manipulate" a bid to win a lucrative contract?

Records show California High-Speed Rail knew a winning contract bid relied on "artificially low" rates that the consulting firm never intended to charge.

• 4h ago

Americans are taking trips to Mexico for cosmetic treatments, even as potential risks remain

CBS California Investigates accompanied a group of women traveling from San Diego to Lipo Tijuana VIP, a medical spa that attracts patients from across the United States.

• Oct 15

Why are taxpayers flying CA high-speed rail consultants to work?

Receipts also reveal a 23% pay increase for a key Denver-based consultant after Ian Coudri became CEO.

• Oct 15

Local fire departments blame private equity for rising equipment costs

Some departments are engaged in a class action lawsuit against apparatus manufacturers.

• Oct 13

California high-speed rail consultants billed taxpayers for late-night rides

CBS California Investigates obtained receipts behind the watchdog's findings of wasteful spending, revealing previously undisclosed connections to the high-speed rail CEO.

• Oct 9

LAUSD data shows student fights and threats higher than 4 years ago

Student fights and threats are still significantly up compared to four years ago, according to LAUSD data.

• Oct 8

LAPD dog shootings raise questions about police tactics, practices

CBS California Investigates looked at the LAPD's Use of Force reports over the past 10 years and found the LAPD had 19 cases in which officers shot at dogs in 2016. So far in 2026, there have been four incidents, resulting in three deaths.

• Oct 8

Bee & Co. skincare store at Westfield Topanga closes after sales tactic allegations

The closure comes after months of reporting from CBS California Investigates on allegations that Bee & Co. employees targeted vulnerable shoppers and pressured them into purchasing expensive skin care products and devices.

• Oct 1

Republicans dubbed it the "anti-transparency bill." A new high-speed rail watchdog report tests that claim.

A watchdog report on wasteful consultant travel became a real-world test of the so-called high-speed rail "anti-transparency" law.

• Sep 30

Bee & Co. skincare store in California facing new allegations of coercive sales

Customers said they felt pressured by Bee & Co. employees to hand over their credit cards and make purchases.

• Sep 23

Estrogen patch shortage prompts doctors, lawmakers to seek FDA action

Some patients and doctors are calling on the FDA to formally recognize a shortage of the medications, saying the agency's shortage database does not reflect problems they are seeing at pharmacies.

• Sep 3

Southern California skincare store is accused of using coercive sales tactics

One claim alleges that a developmentally disabled man was pressured into spending more than $40,000 during a single visit and giving employees more than $10,000 in tips.

• Aug 27

She was a California comeback story, serving juvenile probation in a UC Davis dorm for killing a teen, when arrested again

A Sacramento County judge ordered her into a UC Davis program for formerly incarcerated students. She was arrested seven months later, accused of dealing drugs from her dorm, where officers found ammunition.

• Aug 21

Will Gov. Newsom veto the high-speed rail oversight bill that his own watchdog calls essential?

Newsom quietly enacted the controversial part of a high-speed rail oversight bill and may now veto the part his watchdog says he needs for transparecy and accountability, sources tell CBS California.

• Sep 7

California high-speed rail could run out of money by December 2027, as authority cuts train order in half

The watchdog's review warns the $4 billion federal funding loss now leaves the project needing billions in financing within 16 months — as the rail authority acknowledges for the first time that it still has no train contract, has cut its order from six trains to three, and has dropped the "Buy America" requirement.

• Aug 11

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