Metro to Use Eminent Domain for Little Tokyo Site
“The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving forward with eminent domain proceedings in the effort to acquire a Little Tokyo property where the agency plans to build a station for the Regional Connector. The agency has…
Flood agency sues over 3 acres
“The Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency has sued a Live Oak landowner in a dispute over three acres. The agency needs the acreage as part of its 41-mile upgrade of the west bank of the…
City’s use of eminent domain reckless, family says
“A cross complaint has been filed by the attorney for Jim and Lois Moe against the City of Chino Hills in the eminent domain action against a portion of the family’s property that the city…
Response from Lompoc landowner involved in tiger salamander eminent domain case
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The City Council made the right move by allowing the process to move forward
“At this point, both of those criteria have been met in the case of the property at 1377 Humboldt Ave. owned by Jerry and Laura Douglas. That’s why the council, at its June 4 meeting,…
New Group Wants Public Purchase of Cal-Am
“Public Water Now wants voters to decide if they want the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District to pursue buying Cal-Am, and if necessary, purchase the private water company’s Monterey Peninsula holdings through eminent domain. Ratepayers…
California Schemers Urge Eminent Domain Abuse in Nevada
“The scheme was initially dubbed the Community Resolution Assistance Program (C.R.A.P.) by Byron Georgiou, a partner in the California company, Mortgage Resolution Partners (MRP), which is currently peddling the scheme to the city of North…
Fremont using eminent domain for crucial downtown road extension
“City officials have started the eminent domain process to purchase a parcel of land considered key in developing the downtown area, while taking steps to reassure neighboring owners that their properties are not next for…
New Group Wants Public Purchase of Cal-Am
“In 2008 residents in the Santa Cruz Mountain town of Felton won a near eight year battle to purchase their water system from California American Water. Today a newly formed group of Monterey Peninsula residents…
Trucking companies challenge L.A. port rail project
“The lawsuits challenge the city’s May 8 approval of a BNSF Railway final environmental review, and its issuance of a permit for the Southern California International Gateway project, according to a Courthouse News Service report….