EDITORIAL: Council rejects needless and divisive eminent domain law
“A bigger waste of time would be hard to imagine, but City Council finally did the right thing Tuesday night and voted 5-4 against the proposed eminent domain law. The vote came after council spent…
A proper check on Colorado tourism funding
“We raised a red flag in 2009 about concentrating too much power in a committee awarding tens of millions of dollars to promote regional tourism. That concern, we still believe, was justified. Now, a measure…
Can Someone Help James Dupree? And Let’s Fix Eminent Domain While We’re at It.
“It’s not about whether seizing Dupree’s property is the right or wrong thing to do (it’s wrong, by the way). It’s more about the process. Eminent Domain shouldn’t be decided by the city of Philadelphia…
EDITORIAL: Council to focus on more fabricated strife
“Miller argues that downtown home-owners are frightened because the city might need their properties for an anticipated downtown arena, stadium and Olympics museum he opposes. The desired projects are part of City for Champions, which…
Playing moneyball
“The city wants to use eminent domain in order to wrest control of a key piece of Downtown Plaza property (the former Macy’s men’s store), so it can give it to the Sacramento Kings for…
Jay Brodie: How eminent domain, Charles Center and the Inner Harbor sparked Baltimore’s comeback
“Nevertheless, by 1958, the plan for Charles Center, with the mayor’s approval, was converted into a City Council urban renewal ordinance. To the amazement of most Baltimoreans, it authorized the city’s acquisition of private property…
Will Cal Am play fair?
“The voice of the powerful water monopoly is unfolding. Its slick writing style and language are starting to show. I am referring to the Oct. 24 commentary in the Herald by Cal Am General Manager…
You are safe from the king, but watch out for the park board
“he common man came to acquire land, i.e., land he could legally protect not only from his noble and not-so-noble neighbors, but also from the crown. In fact, John Locke, the English philosopher, would eventually…