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Ten California mayors, led by Fresno's Jerry Dyer, are threatening legal action over a proposal in the High-Speed Rail Authority's 2026 business plan that would redirect local property and sales tax growth near planned stations to fund the bullet train. The dispute exposes the widening gap between the project's escalating costs — now estimated at $126 billion for Phase 1 — and the state's ability to pay for it, raising questions about whether cities along the rail corridor will be forced to subsidize a project whose price tag has nearly quadrupled since voters approved it in 2008.