On the front page of the SF Examiner today, the feature article was about the BART-Airport Extension. The project took 5 years and a whopping $1.5 billion to build. Has anyone noticed that whenever the government engages in any type of projects, it is especially expensive? I'm not talking about massive projects like erecting bridges or digging tunnels... but simple things.

Did you know that it took $25M to restore the Conservatory of Flowers in GGP? Another $27M to restore Crissy Fields. I'm sure it's probably going to take $2M to remove a tree or $5M to plant some shrubs along the highway. I'm not quite sure how it all works, maybe some of the money is used to feed the bureacrats who approve these projects.