Exeter City Council Does Not Support Closure of C Street, 12/2/09
By A.J. Hazarabedian As a follow up to our October 21, 2009 post regarding the closure of C Street in the city of Exeter, the Exeter City Council has decided not to support the closure. The city council has indicated, according to the Visalia Times-Delta article, “Exeter City Council: Don’t seize homes,” that they will… Read more »
Two property owners protest La Mirada plans for Valley View underpass at BNSF Railroad; Whittier Daily News, 11/2/09
By Mike Sprague LA MIRADA – Plans to acquire key property for a new Valley View Avenue underpass at the BNSF Railroad are being challenged by two property owners who say the project could cripple their businesses. The La Mirada City Council already has approved resolutions to condemn portions of 14652, 14830 and 14950-14952 Valley… Read more »
San Jose to pay $2 million to acquire parcel and settle lawsuit; Mercury News, 10/23/09
By John Woolfolk San Jose officials are offering more than $2 million to buy the site of an East Taylor Street drug and alcohol rehabilitation center and settle the owner’s lawsuit accusing the city of unfairly denying its expansion. City officials say the land, about seven-tenths of an acre between East Taylor Street, Highway 101… Read more »
State plans to sue BeauRivage owner; Malibu Times, 10/21/09
Caltrans will file a lawsuit against Daniel Forge so it can seize part of his property through eminent domain in order to install fish ladders in Solstice Creek By Olivia Damavandi The California Transportation Commission in a hearing last week authorized Caltrans to sue the owner of the BeauRivage restaurant property in order to seize… Read more »
Tulare County now wants 11 more parcels on Road 80; Visalia Times-Delta, 10/22/09
Up to 14 properties may now be affected under eminent domain By Valerie Gibbons The county moved to ask for a pre-judgment order that will begin the eminent domain process for 11 parcels, bringing the total number of properties in jeopardy of being seized by the agency up to 14. The fate of three more… Read more »
Tulare County Board of Supervisors to vote on getting more land for Road 80 widening plan; Visalia Times-Delta, 10/20/09
By Valerie Gibbons Tulare County officials, who’ve placed eminent domain claims on three pieces of property as part of the widening of Road 80, may do the same for 19 additional parcels. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors will vote Wednesday on whether to ask a court to allow the use of eminent domain. Hearings… Read more »
Exeter may close C Street; Visalia Times-Delta, 10/20/09
By Eric Woomer An Exeter City Council vote expected next week could determine whether a street closes down and residents lose their homes. It also could mean a harsh battle involving the homeowners, the City Council and the Exeter Public School District. Closing C Street The school district will ask the city to close C… Read more »
Council OKs eminent domain for PCH turn lane; The Press-Telegram, 10/20/09
By Paul Eakins LONG BEACH – The City Council made the rare decision Tuesday to use its power of eminent domain to acquire a sliver of property along Pacific Coast Highway in order to widen the roadway. The council voted 8-1, with Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske dissenting, to force the sale of the 9,934-square-foot strip of… Read more »
First phase of UC Merced Campus Parkway could be done later this year; Merced Sun-Star, 10/16/09
By Corinne Reilly The first stretch of Campus Parkway, the long-awaited expressway that will eventually connect Highway 99 to UC Merced, could be open to traffic by the end of this year. In the works for more than a decade, the four-lane, $110 million expressway has been billed as vital to UC Merced’s success. It… Read more »
REGION: Bullet train’s proposed path rips through Rainbow man’s property; North County Times, 10/10/09
By Chris Nichols Curt Nicolaisen fell in love with Rainbow’s rural charm 24 years ago. The town’s warmhearted residents and natural beauty convinced him to leave suburban Orange County and build a home on Rice Canyon Road. But never once did Nicolaisen, a soft-spoken product quality engineer, expect a multibillion-dollar bullet train line could one… Read more »