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Imminently concerned: A local view of eminent domain

Cupertino's land use shot heard far and wide

Eminent Domain Project at Standstill Despite Ruling

Blight Makes Right: October 26, San Diego

Eminent Domain in N.J. - Now They Just Steal Land

Senate & Assembly Committee Joint Interim Hearing on Redevelopment & Blight. Weingart City Heights Library, S.D.

PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT MOST OF BERKELEY LIKELY TO BE SUBJECT TO "TAKING" BY EMINENT DOMAIN

Senate bill would blunt property ruling

Conference on Redevelopment Abuse

August 17, 2004

Don't Lock Fiscal Inequities into the Constitution

Norby Notes
June 4, 2004

"Redevelopment Abuse: California’s 382 redevelopment agencies now divert over $2.6 billion in property taxes away from other public entities. Typically, these funds subsidize new malls, giant retailers, hotels, NFL stadiums and even gambling casinos.
California needs more classrooms, not Costcos. Businesses should make money from customers, not public handouts. Redevelopment agencies need serious reform, not legal protections. Their revenue needs to be restored to provide public services, not bankrolling private projects. The League of Cities seeks to protect redevelopment agency revenue, but this is the very revenue being diverted away from cities, counties and school districts."

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Posted by Coalition Webbies at August 17, 2004 07:04 PM