Farmers learn about eminent domain process
“With several large regional or statewide infrastructure projects in the planning stages, government eminent domain issues have surfaced for rural landowners in many parts of California. Public works under consideration range from water and flood-control…
Editorial: Wrong fix for rising water rates
“Now, officials in some Southern California cities are turning to eminent domain to clamp down on water rates that have been rising throughout the country, in both government-run and privately run water systems. The reasons:…
Editorial: Wrong fix for rising water rates
“In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development, thus sparking a backlash. California passed only a…
CALIFORNIA BILL NUMBER: 2013 AB 1080
“AB 1080, as introduced, Alejo. Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities. The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies…
Coffeegrounds: Eminent domain, oil sands and Pacific Market
“ROHNERT PARK’S City Council dredged deep into its bureaucratic weapons closet to pull out a cobwebbed battleaxe labeled Eminent Domain and casually showed it to property owners on both sides of Wilfred Avenue. The owners…
Underwater and Drowning? Some Facts about Mortgages that Could Be Targeted by Eminent Domain
“We use the CoreLogic Loan Performance data set, which contains loan-level information on nearly all privately issued (non-agency) mortgage securitizations. For San Bernardino County, we find about 456,000 first-lien mortgages, comprising roughly 280,000 in the…
Rohnert Park authorizes use of eminent domain for casino road widening
“Rohnert Park on Tuesday asserted its power of eminent domain, finding it is in the public’s interest to condemn and purchase parts of several properties on Wilfred Avenue, which is being widened to accommodate the…
Rohnert Park may use eminent domain to widen road near casino
“The city in September signed an agreement with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and the county of Sonoma under which the tribe is to pay the full cost of widening the street. But officials…
Rohnert Park Considering Eminent Domain
“The city of Rohnert Park is considering using eminent domain in order to complete the $10 million Wilfred Avenue widening project in time for the casino opening in 2014, the Press Democrat is reporting. The…
Equity Residential Wins Unanimous Final Approval for $90M Transit-Oriented Development
“Acheson Commons, a $90 million project and the first major entitlement under Berkeley, Calif.’s Downtown Area Plan, received unanimous final approval by the city’s Zoning Adjustments Boards in December. The community will include 33,250 square…