"This is cultural genocide"
-- California State Senator (R - Orange County) Diane Harkey, commenting on increased abortion funding, rampant illegal immigration the effect of high speed rail on farmers in the Central Valley.
Sacramento Bee One estimate I've seen suggests that about 3000 acres of farmland would be affected -- five square miles. Far less than the encroaching suburbia that might be mitigated to an extent with a high speed rail network.