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Article: Lawmakers threaten to diminish eminent domain authority.(REDEVELOPMENT WATCH)
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- California Planning & Development Report
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- September 1, 2005
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Fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision permitting use of eminent domain to aid private development continues to rain down on the state Capitol. With two weeks remaining before the Legislature adjourned, it was unclear whether any eminent domain bill would pass this year. However, lawmakers did ensure that no constitutional amendment limiting eminent domain made the November special election ballot.
The eminent domain controversy also has focused new attention on a redevelopment project in California City, in which the city used redevelopment and eminent domain powers to lure a Hyundai automobile test track. Although the Supreme Court's decision has ...