Hello from Connecticut: 9 Year Anniversary of Kelo Decision
“This week marks the nine-year anniversary of the Kelo v. City of New London decision. Since I’ve been practicing as an eminent domain attorney, Kelo is unquestionably the most well-known and stirring court opinion, creating…
Access fight rages: Martin’s Beach at center of legislative efforts, state budget, pending court case
“The battle to reopen Martin’s Beach to the public will proceed in Sacramento Tuesday, despite a near hostile legislative amendment induced by politicians’ fear of using eminent domain and alleged lobbying efforts afforded by the…
Adelanto halts eminent domain efforts
“City Manager Jim Hart said Adelanto officials have halted efforts to use eminent domain to acquire an 11-acre parcel adjacent to City Hall because the cash-strapped city doesn’t have the funds to pursue the project…
Open space advocates welcome commission decision
“The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has moved to initiate legal action against the federal General Services Administration over its decision to use eminent domain to acquire McKay Avenue, the street that leads…
Redevelopment Resurrection?
“Sometimes the right things happen for the wrong reason, such as when California governor Jerry Brown signed budget legislation in 2011 to shut down the state’s ham-fisted redevelopment agencies. Brown’s opposition to redevelopment had nothing…
Property owner’s letter to LASD addresses eminent domain
“Attorneys for the Pear family, which owns land in Mountain View leased to Target, recently wrote a letter to the Los Altos School District requesting that it not use eminent domain to acquire its property…
Measure O costs too much
“The proponents of Measure O claim that buying out Cal Am will almost instantly provide savings on water costs of 25 percent to 35 percent. They have not produced an independent study that has been…
Federal suit aims to secure Alameda street through eminent domain
“The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the East Bay Regional Park District in order to use eminent domain to secure McKay Avenue, the street leading to the Crab…
Rail backers now downplaying mandate
“Supporters of California’s plan to build a high-speed rail line that had promised to take riders from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours have long championed the voter-backed initiative (Proposition 1A)…
COD offers to buy the mall but is prepared to use eminent domain, president says.
“College of the Desert plans to transform the defunct Palm Springs Mall, a 48-year-old structure that has sat mostly vacant for years, into a West Valley campus with room for 3,000 students. The college offered…