Riverside County sets vote on using eminent domain to expand Clinton Keith Road: The Press-Enterprise, 3/18/08

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By Duane W. Gang Riverside County supervisors took the first steps Tuesday toward using eminent domain to acquire property from nearly a dozen owners to expand Clinton Keith Road near Murrieta. The land is needed to turn the road into a six-lane thoroughfare between Interstate 215 and Winchester Road. The county proposes paying $2.86 million… Read more »

Residents oppose development: Pasadena-Star News, 3/15/08

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By Tania Chatila BALDWIN PARK – Property owners rallied against a proposed multimillion-dollar development this week at a forum backing eminent domain reform. More than 200 residents and business owners attended the meeting Thursday at the Baldwin Park Marriott. It was hosted by the Community Alliance for Redevelopment Accountability, a Baldwin Park-based nonprofit formed in… Read more »

Riverside residents ask council to buy land and oust liquor store: The Press-Enterprise, 3/11/08

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By Doug Haberman Eastside neighborhood residents on Tuesday urged the City Council to use eminent domain to buy a University Avenue property holding a liquor store and automobile upholstery business, but the council delayed the vote until March 23. City officials and neighbors said Discount Liquor is the site of frequent violations of the law,… Read more »