Agencies’ Right to Access Private Property Without Filing Eminent Domain Action Still in Limbo – But a Little Less So

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A year and a half ago, the California Court of Appeal issued a decision in one of the most significant court cases of the year, at least in the eminent domain world. For decades, California agencies have used California’s right of entry statutes to gain access to private properties to conduct investigations and tests before filing… Read more »

Kelo Style Redevelopment Revived With Recent Bill Approved by Governor Brown

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Recent legislation passed by the State of California moved the State closer to the return of the old redevelopment agencies and the power of the government to seize private property through the use of eminent domain. Earlier this month the Senate and the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 2, which was approved by Governor Jerry Brown… Read more »

Redevelopment Is Back in California

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Back in 2011, Governor Jerry Brown abolished redevelopment agencies in California successfully gaining $1.5 billion of the redevelopment funding to close California’s budget gap. Recently, three bills have reached the Governor’s office in an attempt to revive redevelopment in California. Gov. Brown has signed two of those bills, Senate Bill 628 and Assembly Bill 229,… Read more »