January 8, 2006 $5.5 Billion in Cal Highway Funds Ripped Off ...a French detective (real life) when asked about the money that "disappeared" in a fraud commented, "Money rarely disappears, but frequently changes pockets..." -- Quote submitted by Charles Warren, San Francisco Wonder why California needs a mega-billion dollar infrastructure bond of which $12 billion in bonds would be allocated for new freeways? In part we need it to re-fund $3.4 billion shifted from the State Highway Fund to the General Fund to make up for budget deficits. The State Highway Fund will have a $5.5 billion deficiency by the...