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 »
Details unveiled for high-speed rail; The Monterey County Herald, 10/1/09
The Monterey County Herald Love it or hate it, the California high-speed train will bolt through each neighborhood along the Caltrain tracks on either 20-foot high rail bridges, alongside the current railroad, or underground, according to state plans revealed Wednesday. The California High-Speed Rail Authority released the much-anticipated “alternatives analysis,” far and away the most… Read more »
State to consider seizing BeauRivage property through eminent domain; Malibu Times, 9/23/09
By Olivia Damavandi In the ongoing multimillion-dollar restoration efforts to facilitate the return of steelhead trout to Solstice Creek, the California Transportation Commission will consider adopting a resolution that would allow it to acquire a portion of the privately owned BeauRivage restaurant property by eminent domain. The commission, in conjunction with the National Park Service… Read more »
City to buy Third St. home for $580K; Morgan Hill Times, 7/11/09
By Natalie Everett The Morgan Hill City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, will likely close on a deal to purchase this home at 35 E. Third St. Wednesday night. In the past month, the council put off two public hearings on eminent domain action to acquire the home. The city will likely put eminent… Read more »
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 »
Redding sued over Cypress Avenue Bridge construction; Redding Record Searchlight, 5/28/09
By Scott Mobley Two property owners have sued Redding for inverse condemnation, saying Cypress Avenue Bridge construction robbed them of income from a pair of office buildings just east of the span. The suit, filed in Shasta County Superior Court late last month, seeks unspecified compensation for taking the property and other damages. Richard Downs,… Read more »