Critics blast Darrell Steinberg for hooking up Sacramento Kings with special arena bill
“The proposed Kings arena received an unusual—but not unexpected—Kevin Johnson-worthy assist from Darrell Steinberg this past week: Sacramento’s state senator is poised to score with an eleventh-hour bill that would fast-track the proposed downtown arena’s…
Feds Using Eminent Domain To Seize Property Along Mexican Border
“The federal government is exercising eminent domain along the Mexican border in Arizona to buy property for a fraction of what it is worth. Landowners in Santa Cruz County are not happy about the arrangement….
Hayward begins eminent domain process to build a new road
“The Dorris family, which has run a salvage yard on Depot Road for more than 50 years, says the city is putting its business at risk by running a road through it. “They’re splitting our…
California Lawmakers Continue to Undermine Property Rights
“California’s redevelopment law was designed to revive inner-city neighborhoods by giving city planners extra powers to invest tax dollars and direct development decisions in areas that were deemed to be blighted. It morphed into a…
Sacramento and Washington, DC Threaten to Use Eminent Domain to Take Property to Build Sports Stadiums
“Government subsidies for sports stadiums are almost always net losers for the communities that enact them. Using eminent domain to take the property just compounds the losses endured by taxpayers with additional harm inflicted on…
Hercules starts eminent domain process in effort to finish stalled four-story project
“The City Council took a first step this week toward securing by eminent domain a construction and maintenance easement needed to complete a long-stalled development, but the lawyer for the targeted property indicated a willingness…
Business in Path of High Speed Rail
“”Eminent domain is the law, it has been around for two hundred years and we feel helpless,” said Al Perez. Perez’s Main Event Graphics is in the path of high speed rail and like other…
Eminent Domain – The Only Avenue to Get What They Want
“I am hardly able to contain my extreme disgust and frustration. I am one of the chosen few going through the eminent domain “process” with the DOT. As of today, all I have been witness…
Sacramento City Council Exploring Eminent Domain Against Macy’s For New Kings Arena
“The owner of the Macy’s Men’s Department Store in downtown Sacramento doesn’t appear ready to sell, and now the Sacramento City Council is considering an eminent domain claim. The property is where a proposed downtown…
Supervisors OK eminent domain for road project
“Although the county Board of Supervisors unanimously gave approval Aug. 7 to initiate eminent domain proceedings on two San Vicente Road parcels, county staff said it still hopes to reach agreements with the property owners….