District votes to purchase homes through eminent domain; Santa Monica Daily Press, 6/27/09
By Melodi Hanatani District officials on Thursday voted to acquire two homes through eminent domain for the expansion of Edison Language Academy after months of negotiations with the property owners failed to yield results. The Board of Education adopted a resolution to begin a process that through court-authority gives government entities the power to purchase… Read more »
Castaic keeps waiting; The Signal, 6/28/09
Giving up on one site, the Hart district is eyeing other possible high school locations By Tammy Marashlian It’s back to the drawing board again as the William S. Hart Union High School District has decided not to pursue the Sterling-Gateway location as a future site for a Castaic high school. “Realistically, I don’t really… Read more »
Indio set to use eminent domain; The Desert Sun, 6/12/09
By Xochitl Peña The city plans to use eminent domain to acquire the final property needed to begin major road renovations along Monroe Street from Avenue 49 to Avenue 52. After about a year of negotiations, the property owner, Muriel Weiner, and the city have not been able to agree on a purchase price. The… Read more »