Feds Use Eminent Domain to Acquire Public Street for Supposed “Public Use,” 6/3/14
On April 17, the federal government filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the East Bay Regional Park District to acquire McKay Ave in the city of Alameda through the process of eminent domain. Back in 2008, voters of Alameda passed Measure WW which gave the East Bay Regional Park District authorization to… Read more »
“Public Use”
The Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 19 of the California Constitution allow private property to be taken by eminent domain only for a “public use.” Traditional examples of “public uses” for which the government might exercise its power of eminent domain include such things as schools, roads, libraries, police… Read more »