Developer sues district over eminent domain; The Record, 11/25/08
By Keith Reid LOCKEFORD – A developer is suing the Lockeford Community Services District for not using eminent domain to buy a pricey, 63-acre lot next to his land to absorb his proposed subdivision’s future wastewater. Livermore Acres Inc. owner Ernest Pestana has long been at odds with the Lockeford Community District over the pricing… Read more »
Supes may use eminent domain; The Reporter, 11/25/08
By Danny Bernardini Solano County supervisors will discuss the need to purchase or take by eminent domain eight properties needed in order to build the so-called North Connector project, linking Highway 12 in Jameson Canyon with Abernathy Road in Suisun Valley. The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing today before likely adopting Resolutions… Read more »
City invokes use of eminent domain; The Signal, 11/25/08
Body-piercing studio gives way to library By Tammy Marashlian The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to initiate eminent domain in order to obtain the last parcel needed for the new Newhall library, despite objections from the property owner. The vote included allowing city staff to use up to $806,000 to purchase the property at… Read more »
Piercing studio may get booted for books; The Signal, 11/23/08
City will consider using eminent domain to make room for updated Newhall library By Tammy Marashlian In quest of the final piece of property to build a new Newhall library, the Santa Clarita City Council will take up the possibility of eminent domain at Tuesday’s meeting. Just Passing Thru, a piercing studio open since 1994,… Read more »
Negotiations about Riverside land for proposed Fox center parking to continue; The Press-Enterprise, 11/18/08
By Doug Haberman RIVERSIDE – The city will continue negotiating for 30 days to buy three parcels just north of the Fox Theatre for a theater parking garage but the City Council on Tuesday gave staff the authority to draw up an eminent domain lawsuit to file if the negotiations go nowhere. The city is… Read more »
MURRIETA: City may use force to get land for freeway project; The Californian, 11/17/08
Murrieta to consider eminent domain in second hearing of its kind By Nelsy Rodriguez A major freeway project moving full speed toward construction has come upon a halting sign that reads: Private property. With plans under way to replace the Clinton Keith Road bridge and build two loop onramps to the freeway, Murrieta officials are… Read more »
No easy path to deciding route of Mid-County Parkway; The Press-Enterprise, 11/1/08
By Dug Begley A proposed parkway connecting San Jacinto and Corona might run east-west, but what divides most supporters and opponents are highs and lows. Many residents in the valleys and lowlands around Perris and east of Interstate 215 give the Mid-County Parkway a thumbs-up. Opponents are concentrated in the mountains and atop the Gavilan… Read more »