OCEANSIDE: City considers eminent domain for water project: North County Times, 3/3/09
By Craig Tenbroeck A thirst for more local water may prompt the city to start eminent domain proceedings on a slice of land near Highway 76. Oceanside has drilled two wells in north Oceanside that tap into the Mission Basin. It wants to acquire an easement on a vacant piece of private land to run… Read more »
County could use eminent domain for Willow Road: Santa Maria Times, 3/5/09
By April Charlton San Luis Obispo County might invoke its eminent-domain powers so that the first phase of the Willow Road interchange project in Nipomo can begin as scheduled this summer. There are 20 parcels between Pomeroy and Hetrick roads that the county needs to secure so construction on the project’s first phase can begin… Read more »
San Jose residents express fears about location of high-speed rail line: Mercury News, 2/26/09
By Stephen Baxter A plan to bring California’s 800-mile, $45 billion high-speed rail project through San Jose left dozens of local residents wondering about the fate of their homes. Rail leaders are proposing to bring the new rail through several San Jose neighborhoods next to the Caltrain line, which would mean adding two sets of… Read more »