California Eminent Domain Law Blog

By Sandra Stokley GLEN AVON – Jurupa park officials, thwarted by Riverside County supervisors in their bid to seize property improperly sold to Congressman Ken Calvert and his partners, are taking a different route to obtain the land. With the backing of California law, the Jurupa Area Recreation and Park District will proceed with a… Read more »

But passage of Prop. 99 limits hotel project By Laith Agha The Seaside City Council voted unanimously Thursday to revive its power of eminent domain within areas earmarked for redevelopment, although the recent passing of Proposition 99 put a major snag in a hotel project within one of the zones proposed by former baseball star… Read more »

By Doug Haberman RIVERSIDE – The city of Riverside’s Redevelopment Agency has settled three eminent domain lawsuits filed against the Garner family for properties the agency wants to see redeveloped. The cost was $5,894,680 for a total of 2.4 acres in three locations, Development Director Belinda Graham said. The agency paid almost $3.5 million for… Read more »

BALDWIN PARK, like many cities in the San Gabriel Valley, is looking to use redevelopment financing as a tool to bring in new commercial, residential and office space. A plan to tear down dilapidated, poorly built and sited shopping centers – their nearly empty parking lots looming for acres in between the street and the… Read more »

By Laith Agha Seaside officials are considering approval of the use of eminent domain for a hotel project promoted by a development group led by former baseball star Reggie Jackson. But a citizens advisory group, which was selected in January to represent residents and businesses in the area near the project, says using eminent domain… Read more »

By Brooke Edwards VICTORVILLE — Three property owners may be forced to sell to make way for the long-awaited Nisqualli Bridge, if the City Council approves the controversial use of eminent domain. “The properties are necessary for the project,” states a city staff report. “The City has made every reasonable effort to acquire the properties… Read more »

By Daniel Thigpen LODI – The city’s elected leaders and public officials have made the promise, both in writing and in public forums: Lodi will not take your home or business if it approves a redevelopment project. By stripping the city of its eminent domain powers, Lodi officials have aimed to garner more public support… Read more »

California Eminent Domain Law Group Partner, Glenn Block, was a featured speaker at the Eminent Domain Institute’s 10th Annual Eminent Domain Conference in Los Angeles on May 1, 2008. Mr. Block shared his expertise on “How to Succeed in Los Angeles Superior Court.”

By Cathy Redfern RIVERSIDE —- The county can move forward with forcing the sale of properties needed for the eastern extension of Clinton Keith Road following a decision Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. The board voted 4-0, with Supervisor Marion Ashley absent, to authorize a “resolution of necessity” to begin eminent domain proceedings on… Read more »

Both take aim at the condemnation of property for private use. One would also phase out rent control. By Patrick McGreevy Cruz Baca Sembello feels under siege by City Hall, in danger of losing the modest Baldwin Park home that she and her parents have lived in for decades. The San Gabriel Valley city is… Read more »