Monthly Archives:: October 2007

By Kelly Enos Recent eminent domain proceedings flying around Amador County – and a particularly controversial case in Plymouth – have some property owners concerned that they could lose what they have worked to keep for years. “I wasn’t really sure what it meant when I first heard the term,” said Shenandoah Valley resident Jose… Read more »

By Danny Bernardini A Fairfield man may end up doing battle in federal court against Travis Air Force Base, which is seeking to take 13 acres of his land under eminent domain to bolster security at the south gate of the base. Bill Maher, 80, was served with legal papers last week giving him until… Read more »

By Gerald Carroll A Visalia property owner says he stands to lose more than $1 million if Caltrans follows through on the eminent-domain seizure of a strip of his Mooney Boulevard parcel. Dave McWilliams’ 33,000-square-foot property is located in the 3700 block of South Mooney Boulevard, near Costco and Circuit City. On Sept. 11, Tulare… Read more »

By Doug Haberman RIVERSIDE – Since 2004, when Dom Betro, Art Gage and Steve Adams took seats on the City Council, the Riverside Redevelopment Agency has filed 18 eminent domain lawsuits to help spark revitalization downtown and in other parts of the city. The council acts as a board of directors for the agency, whose… Read more »

By Janet Wilson The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday designated nearly all of Southern California, parts of Arizona and much of the northeast as “national interest” energy transmission corridors, an action that allows federal regulators to approve new high-voltage towers and lets private utilities condemn homes and land even if a state agency won’t…. Read more »