Report: Cost of California’s Unfinished ‘Wildlife Crossing’ Hits $114 Million

March 19, 2026
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Imagine pouring $114 million into a bridge for bunnies and deer, only for it to sit there half-built like a taxpayer-funded eyesore in California's drought-stricken hills. That's the sorry saga of the so-called wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 101 in the Bay Area, as detailed in a scathing City Journal report. What started as a $25 million dream to let critters scamper safely across traffic has ballooned into a fiscal black hole, thanks to endless delays, regulatory red tape, and the golden touch of Democrat-dominated state bureaucracy. Native plants that cost more than a politician's conscience? Check. Union labor mandates inflating costs sky-high? Double check. This isn't just a bridge to nowhere—it's a monument to government incompetence, where wildlife conservation serves as the perfect cover for pork-barrel spending. Now, gun folks, let's connect the dots: this is the same California machine that's spent billions on assault weapon bans, microstamping fantasies, and a bloated bureaucracy enforcing roster restrictions that make your AR-15 a unicorn. While they're blowing $114 million (and counting) on a deer overpass that might save a handful of roadkill annually, law-abiding 2A citizens can't buy a standard-capacity magazine without jumping through federal hoops or risking a felony. The implications are crystal clear—California's priorities are upside down, funneling your tax dollars into greenwashed vanity projects while demonizing the tools that keep families safe from actual predators, human or otherwise. It's a masterclass in misallocation: protect the wildlife, persecute the armed citizen. The 2A community should take this as Exhibit A in the fight against one-party rule. Every overrun dollar here is a dollar not spent on real infrastructure like roads free of potholes or, heaven forbid, range expansions for training. Demand accountability—push for audits, expose the waste, and vote to dismantle the beast. If California can drop nine figures on furry commuters, imagine what they'd do with a balanced budget and pro-2A leadership. Time to bridge the gap between Sacramento's fantasies and Second Amendment reality.

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Imagine pouring $114 million into a bridge for bunnies and deer, only for it to sit there half-built like a taxpayer-funded eyesore in California’s drought-stricken hills. That’s the sorry saga of the so-called wildlife crossing over U.S. Highway 101 in the Bay Area, as detailed in a scathing City Journal report. What started as a $25 million dream to let critters scamper safely across traffic has ballooned into a fiscal black hole, thanks to endless delays, regulatory red tape, and the golden touch of Democrat-dominated state bureaucracy. Native plants that cost more than a politician’s conscience? Check. Union labor mandates inflating costs sky-high? Double check. This isn’t just a bridge to nowhere—it’s a monument to government incompetence, where wildlife conservation serves as the perfect cover for pork-barrel spending.

Now, gun folks, let’s connect the dots: this is the same California machine that’s spent billions on assault weapon bans, microstamping fantasies, and a bloated bureaucracy enforcing roster restrictions that make your AR-15 a unicorn. While they’re blowing $114 million (and counting) on a deer overpass that might save a handful of roadkill annually, law-abiding 2A citizens can’t buy a standard-capacity magazine without jumping through federal hoops or risking a felony. The implications are crystal clear—California’s priorities are upside down, funneling your tax dollars into greenwashed vanity projects while demonizing the tools that keep families safe from actual predators, human or otherwise. It’s a masterclass in misallocation: protect the wildlife, persecute the armed citizen.

The 2A community should take this as Exhibit A in the fight against one-party rule. Every overrun dollar here is a dollar not spent on real infrastructure like roads free of potholes or, heaven forbid, range expansions for training. Demand accountability—push for audits, expose the waste, and vote to dismantle the beast. If California can drop nine figures on furry commuters, imagine what they’d do with a balanced budget and pro-2A leadership. Time to bridge the gap between Sacramento’s fantasies and Second Amendment reality.

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