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Exclusive | Ticketmaster millionaire throws huge fit over $24B high-speed tunnel planned near his Bel Air mansion

Nypost · · 952 words · By Jeremy Louwerse
Infrastructure Spending and Cost Wealthy Opposition to Public Works Urban Planning and Development
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“It’s been a dream of Angelino’s for decades, a quick way through the dreaded Sepulveda pass where traffic nightmares haunt commuters, often trapping them on the 405 freeway for hours.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project aims to provide an alternative route through the Sepulveda Pass to alleviate traffic congestion on the 405 freeway between the Valley and the Westside.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The modern history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from central New Spain (modern Mexico) established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Los_Angeles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley, California. It includes Historic-Cultural Monuments in the San Fernando Valley as well as the adjacent Crescenta …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Historic-C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles River (Spanish: Río de Los Ángeles, El Río de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula), historically known as Paayme Paxaayt 'West River' by the Tongva and the Río Porciú…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_River
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“Metro approved their preferred route and a heavy rail solution that promises an 18-minute trip from the Valley to the Westside.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Metro approved a heavy rail solution for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor connecting the San Fernando Valley to the Westside, aiming to improve travel times.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The D Line Subway Extension (formerly known as the Westside Subway Extension, the Subway to the Sea, and the Purple Line Extension) is a construction project in Los Angeles County, California, extendi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Line_Extension
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Forest Hill station is a Muni Metro station located near the Forest Hill and Laguna Honda neighborhoods on the West Side of San Francisco, California. It was originally built in 1916 to 1918 as part o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hill_station_(Muni_Metr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), branded as Metro, is the agency that plans, operates, and coordinates funding for most of the transportation system in Los Angele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro
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“Metro estimates the long awaited train will cost $24.2 billion, but says that’s in 2023 dollars on their website.”
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Two separate web search results quote Metro's estimate for the long-awaited train cost as $24.2 billion, and both specify that this figure is quoted in 2023 dollars.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yellow Line (Line 2) is a rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The line connects Dahisar in the northwest with Mandale in Mankhurd, via Andheri, BKC,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Line_(Mumbai_Metro)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 8 A.M. Metro is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Raj Rachakonda. The film stars Gulshan Devaiah and Saiyami Kher in pivotal roles. This film is inspired from Malladi Ven…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_A.M._Metro
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes, mass rapid transit (MR…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metro_systems
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“Metro says it will build the project in phases “so that segments can be built as funding becomes available” the website says.”
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No evidence was gathered from the provided search results or Wikipedia entries to confirm that Metro plans to build the project in phases as funding becomes available.
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“Metro provided five plans for the long awaited project – three were heavy rail and two were monorail.”
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No evidence was gathered from the provided search results or Wikipedia entries detailing that Metro provided five plans consisting of three heavy rail and two monorail options.
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“The approved plan touts a single-bore tunnel, which reduces areas of surface construction, a less costly route, and that the project won’t require a ventilation shaft in the Santa Monica Mountains.”
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No evidence was gathered from the provided search results or Wikipedia entries detailing the features of the approved plan, such as a single-bore tunnel, cost reduction, or avoidance of ventilation shafts in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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“In one court filing Rosen, through the non profit Keep Bel Air Beautiful, claims one Metro Chief Planning Officer Ray Sosa consulted UCLA for years on the billion dollar project but never consulted Bel Air residents on the project.”
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Although the claim references a court filing by Keep Bel Air Beautiful regarding Ray Sosa, no evidence was retrieved from the web search or Wikipedia results to confirm the details of this filing (consulting UCLA but not Bel Air residents).
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“In a deposition Sosa said Bel-Air “is a residential neighborhood, a number of homes” that doesn’t require “the same level of evaluation”, the papers said.”
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Although the claim references a deposition by Ray Sosa, no evidence was retrieved from the web search or Wikipedia results to confirm his statement that Bel-Air is a residential neighborhood not requiring the same level of evaluation.
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“He’s spent “almost seven figures” on lawsuits against boring under Bel Air”
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Although the claim references Fred Rosen spending money on lawsuits, no evidence was retrieved from the web search or Wikipedia results to confirm the specific amount or context of his spending.
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“Rosen has also famously taken shots at LA Supervisor Lyndsey Horvath.”
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Although the claim references Fred Rosen criticizing LA Supervisor Lyndsey Horvath, no evidence was retrieved from the web search or Wikipedia results to confirm this criticism.
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“She shared bombastic texts from him on her X account and called him the “Man child of Bel Air.””
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“He says the monorail made more sense because there was no digging.”
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“Additionally he proposes that a three lane second deck be added to the 405.”
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