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 »
TEMECULA: City suing to secure land for wetlands, habitat; North County Times, 5/11/09
By Aaron Claverie TEMECULA —- The city has filed two lawsuits against a landowner to acquire about 3 acres of land near Temecula Creek, parcels the city wants to convert into riparian habitat and wetlands. The city is required to provide the habitat and wetlands to replace the federally protected land that is being paved… Read more »
2 traffic tourniquets along Louise targeted for widening; The Manteca Bulletin, 4/20/09
By Dennis Wyatt Driving Louise Avenue — one of the heaviest traveled streets in Manteca and Lathrop — will get a lot easier by this time in 2010. That’s when work is expected to be completed on two projects to widen narrow segments of Louise Avenue from two lanes to four lanes. One project involves… Read more »
OCEANSIDE: City considers eminent domain for water project: North County Times, 3/3/09
By Craig Tenbroeck A thirst for more local water may prompt the city to start eminent domain proceedings on a slice of land near Highway 76. Oceanside has drilled two wells in north Oceanside that tap into the Mission Basin. It wants to acquire an easement on a vacant piece of private land to run… Read more »
Perris officials prepare to take properties by force to widen street; The Press-Enterprise, 1/31/09
By Julissa McKinnon The city of Perris is preparing to forcibly take three properties in north Perris in order to widen Indian Avenue between Ramona Expressway and Harley Knox Boulevard. Officials say the widening of the three-mile stretch of road would ease the flow of large trucks driving in and out of the new 1.3-million-square-foot… Read more »
Piercing shop owner gives up; The Signal, 1/25/09
Council takes final steps in eminent domain proceedings By Josh Premako The last obstacle to a new library in Newhall could fall Tuesday, and piercing shop owner Thomas Fitterer said he’s given up on fighting it. In November, the City Council agreed to use eminent domain to seize the property that houses the Just Passing… Read more »
Piercing studio may get booted for books; The Signal, 11/23/08
City will consider using eminent domain to make room for updated Newhall library By Tammy Marashlian In quest of the final piece of property to build a new Newhall library, the Santa Clarita City Council will take up the possibility of eminent domain at Tuesday’s meeting. Just Passing Thru, a piercing studio open since 1994,… Read more »
Negotiations about Riverside land for proposed Fox center parking to continue; The Press-Enterprise, 11/18/08
By Doug Haberman RIVERSIDE – The city will continue negotiating for 30 days to buy three parcels just north of the Fox Theatre for a theater parking garage but the City Council on Tuesday gave staff the authority to draw up an eminent domain lawsuit to file if the negotiations go nowhere. The city is… Read more »
No easy path to deciding route of Mid-County Parkway; The Press-Enterprise, 11/1/08
By Dug Begley A proposed parkway connecting San Jacinto and Corona might run east-west, but what divides most supporters and opponents are highs and lows. Many residents in the valleys and lowlands around Perris and east of Interstate 215 give the Mid-County Parkway a thumbs-up. Opponents are concentrated in the mountains and atop the Gavilan… Read more »