> Last year, Boring requested that the county no longer require it to hold a special permit that, among other things, mandates operators of private amusement and transportation systems to report serious injuries and fatalities

Yeesh, just reporting? That's some backwards stuff.

You were tricked. If you click through the link, you will find a request that isn't about injury reporting at all.

The result was, among other things.

Maybe it's better to let companies build infrastructure and get it built than the "After 16 years and roughly $15 billion spent, not one high speed track has been laid by the California High-Speed Rail Authority" stuff.