Comments on: Kelo… redevelopment project area.. four year later http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later Orange County's top political blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Larry Gilbert http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-133019 Larry Gilbert Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:23:54 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-133019 Ms Choon James. While reform is not happening in CA., other state legislators had reacted to the terrible Kelo decision and have tightened their state laws. As a tenant you have no protection if you live in a complex or rental home that you do not own. <strong>Prop 99 only protects OWNER OCCUPIED single family homes</strong> Ms Choon James.

While reform is not happening in CA., other state legislators had reacted to the terrible Kelo decision and have tightened their state laws. As a tenant you have no protection if you live in a complex or rental home that you do not own. Prop 99 only protects OWNER OCCUPIED single family homes

]]> By: Ms. Choon James http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-133009 Ms. Choon James Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:13:38 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-133009 We need much more protection for private property rights. Deferring to the legislatures and bureaucrats is too dangerous. You and I know that there is too much corruption and arrogance in the system. At the rate eminent domain is being abused, we are all renters. Why should people invest in real estate when the government can take it away any time they want? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTNKvDmsHk&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJnAo9X0jTY&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-gH3WcQMo&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUgsD0EbYWI&feature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXbTRhp1hng We need much more protection for private property rights. Deferring to the legislatures and bureaucrats is too dangerous. You and I know that there is too much corruption and arrogance in the system. At the rate eminent domain is being abused, we are all renters. Why should people invest in real estate when the government can take it away any time they want?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgTNKvDmsHk&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJnAo9X0jTY&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB-gH3WcQMo&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUgsD0EbYWI&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXbTRhp1hng

]]> By: Larry Gilbert http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-110627 Larry Gilbert Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:58:03 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-110627 Robin Marcario Sadly we lost in our effort to protect private property when Prop 98 was defeated. As to the city acquiring and assembling properties for a redevelopment project there is nothing that can be done IF, and I cannot emphasize enough that word, it is for a valid public use such as a school, park, firehouse or to widen a road. The law just changed with passage of Prop 99. If these are single family owner occupied homes, in which the owners have been there for more than one year, and they are being acquired for a commercial project you can oppose that effort. The key is the timing of the acquisitions. Is his excellency Bulldozer Broadwater still up to his old tricks? Robin Marcario
Sadly we lost in our effort to protect private property when Prop 98 was defeated.

As to the city acquiring and assembling properties for a redevelopment project there is nothing that can be done IF, and I cannot emphasize enough that word, it is for a valid public use such as a school, park, firehouse or to widen a road.
The law just changed with passage of Prop 99. If these are single family owner occupied homes, in which the owners have been there for more than one year, and they are being acquired for a commercial project you can oppose that effort. The key is the timing of the acquisitions.

Is his excellency Bulldozer Broadwater still up to his old tricks?

]]> By: David Zenger http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-110600 David Zenger Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:56 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-110600 #2, because it's Redevelopment - where any city bureaucrat or council person can play big time developer - on the taxpayer's dime. It's fun and it's freeeeeee! #2, because it’s Redevelopment – where any city bureaucrat or council person can play big time developer – on the taxpayer’s dime. It’s fun and it’s freeeeeee!

]]> By: Robin Marcario http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-110596 Robin Marcario Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:46:35 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-110596 This evening at 6:30pm the Garden Grove City Council will decide on the Brookhurst Triangle area, at Brookhurst and Garden Grove Blvd. This 13.9 acre site is set for a decide whether to "pre-approve" a project with 20,000 sqft of commercial space and 800 units including a 23 story condo tower. The city staff has assembled the property over the past dozen years and is now designing and conducting public hearings before a developer has been selected. Why are taxpayers paying for property, designing plans, reports and public hearings which are normally paid for by developers? This evening at 6:30pm the Garden Grove City Council will decide on the Brookhurst Triangle area, at Brookhurst and Garden Grove Blvd. This 13.9 acre site is set for a decide whether to “pre-approve” a project with 20,000 sqft of commercial space and 800 units including a 23 story condo tower.
The city staff has assembled the property over the past dozen years and is now designing and conducting public hearings before a developer has been selected.
Why are taxpayers paying for property, designing plans, reports and public hearings which are normally paid for by developers?

]]> By: Larry Gilbert http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/11/kelo-redevelopment-project-area-four-year-later/comment-page-1/#comment-110591 Larry Gilbert Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:05 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=31728#comment-110591 email response: Larry, Thanks for sending this. The slogan for economic development takings should be "Hurry up and wait!" What a disgrace. Unfortunately, it's not an unusual story. You may recall at the 2006 IJ conference John Allison (of BB&T Bank) spoke and he told a family story about his elderly aunt, who was forced out of her home, only to see the property lie idle for 15 years. I've heard many stories like that. Best, Carla Gilbert note: Carla is the author of Bulldozed. She was sued for publishing the story of the Gore family shrimp business in Freeport TX. She is a "former opinion page editor at the National Law Journal." email response:
Larry,
Thanks for sending this. The slogan for economic development takings should be “Hurry up and wait!”
What a disgrace. Unfortunately, it’s not an unusual story. You may recall at the 2006 IJ conference John Allison (of BB&T Bank) spoke and he told a family story about his elderly aunt, who was forced out of her home, only to see the property lie idle for 15 years. I’ve heard many stories like that.
Best,
Carla

Gilbert note: Carla is the author of Bulldozed. She was sued for publishing the story of the Gore family shrimp business in Freeport TX.
She is a “former opinion page editor at the National Law Journal.”

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