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Zoning, Planning and Use

May 16, 2006

Key Lobbyists Trim Eminent Domain Bills

SACRAMENTO - Last year, property owners around the country howled when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Connecticut city's right to take an old woman's property for a redevelopment project without finding there was blight.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SACRAMENTO - Last year, property owners around the country howled when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Connecticut city's right to take an old woman's property for a redevelopment project without finding there was blight.
      Lawmakers all over the nation, including California, rushed to pass new laws to ensure the same thing cou...

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