Piercing shop owner gives up; The Signal, 1/25/09
Council takes final steps in eminent domain proceedings By Josh Premako The last obstacle to a new library in Newhall could fall Tuesday, and piercing shop owner Thomas Fitterer said he’s given up on fighting it. In November, the City Council agreed to use eminent domain to seize the property that houses the Just Passing… Read more »
Ruling reversal clears way for boxing gym’s lawsuit; The Union Tribune, 1/22/09
By Janine Zuniga NATIONAL CITY – A National City boxing gym challenging the city’s eminent domain authority will get to argue its case after all, an appeals court ruled Thursday. Less than a week after hearing arguments, a three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a lower-court ruling that threw out… Read more »
City considers first eminent domain action in land dispute; The Union Democrat, 1/14/09
By Patty Fuller Two strips of private land east of downtown Angels Camp have city officials en route to the first eminent domain, or land seizing, action they have taken in years. Owners of one of the strips say, though, that they feel the city is trying to bully them into selling the land strip… Read more »