Residents once uprooted upset about Trop talk
“As the City of St. Petersburg and the owners of the Tampa Bay Rays argue over who will get to keep more millions when the team eventually leaves there is, perhaps understandably, resentment among those…
Sacramento Kings Win Again; Second CEQA Challenge Rejected
“The Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District of California has ruled in favor of the City of Sacramento with regard to a series of challenges brought under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) to…
Sacramento Kings will pay $12 million for former Macy’s property under court settlement
“Clearing what had become a prolonged legal hurdle in the effort to construct a new sports arena in downtown Sacramento, an eminent domain case arguing the value of the former Macy’s men’s store at the…
Brazil Rio: Rare victory for residents in regeneration battle
“Like a sort of officially sanctioned graffiti, the initials of the housing department of Rio de Janeiro were sprayed on homes marked for demolition. Almost 900 families, many of which lived on Rua da Esperanca…
Boston will not use eminent domain to build an Olympic stadium [updated with clarification]
“….. Unfortunately, some other cities continue to condemn property to build sports stadiums, even though studies by experts across the political spectrum almost uniformly show that public subsidization of sports stadiums harms local economies more…
Eminent domain could be used for site of new stadium
“Eminent domain could come into play in determining a site for any possible new stadium for the Buffalo Bills. That’s the legal process by which governments take privately owned land and pay fair market value…
Protecting all interests in stadium deal
“The Dec. 18 Metro article “D.C. Council approves soccer stadium” contained a troubling item: The council may use eminent domain to complete the complex deal. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment protects…
McDuffie Seeks Eminent Domain to Seize Brentwood Trash Transfer Station
“Now that the D.C. Council, spurred by Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser, is moving away from a key land swap as part of the D.C. United stadium deal, the city may be forced to acquire a chunk…
Eminent Domain Is Back in the DC Council’s New DC United Stadium Plan
“D.C. City Administrator Allen Lew had kept eminent domain on the table this year as the city evaluated its options for acquiring the land parcels needed to build a new D.C. United stadium at Buzzard…
Akridge May Force City to Use Eminent Domain as Stadium Deal Shifts
“When Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser announced last night that she would try to pass the D.C. United stadium deal by year’s end but without the controversial swap of the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center, several parties…