Today the land taken in the City of New London lies empty, as a result of the failing plans the NLDC constructed to economically revitalize New London. The Kelo v. City of New London case faced tremendous backlash because it allowed the federal government to seize anyone's property for supposed economic improvement rather than actual public use. This unintended backlash was so strong causing a majority of states to pass laws that were aimed at nullifying Kelo-style takings of private property. Richard Palmer, one of the state supreme court justices who voted with the majority, later apologized to Susette Kelo, telling her he “would have voted differently” had he known what would happen. (Somin).…
The state was abusing eminent domain by taking more than what is really needed and going to be…
Proposition 13 Proposition 13 was placed on the California ballot in the 1970’s in reaction to the rise in California’s property values and property taxes. The values of homes in California by the mid 1970’s rose from 50 to 100 percent within one year. This rise caused a financial strain on California. Because of the strain California was ready for a change. The change was proposed by two individuals who were antitax activists: Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann.…
As tackled in the eighth chapter of The Color of Law, the lack of successfulness the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) experienced stood out to me. During the mid-twentieth century, there were no prevailing areas in Milpitas, California, that willingly sold or rented to African-Americans. However, this all started to change after Ben Gross, the chair of the Ford plant’s union housing committee, initiated the process of discovering a housing development who agreed on the integration of African-Americans and whites. Nevertheless, despite the several new subdivisions of unsold units, the AFSC ineffectively persuaded developers to interchange with African-Americans. My reasoning towards this matter revolts around the number of open houses…
Kelo vs City of New London Kelo v. City of New London case involved the of abuse eminent domain by transferring land from one private owner to another (private owner) in the name of economic development. The case was judged by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court decided that private redevelopment plans can be considered "public use" under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment as they benefited the general community because of economic growth qualified as a permissible. The issue started when in 1998 pharmaceutical giant Pfizer constructed a plant near Fort Trumbull.…
HARKENSVILLE,Ca. -Harkensville ’s City Council reviewed and rejected a request Monday by developer Mansion & Sons regarding a downtown redevelopment project. The denied request has left developer Mansion & Sons unsure how to proceed with their planned redevelopment project after the City Council chose not support its application for workforce housing tax credits from the state’s Economic Development Authority. The council voted 5-3 not in favor citing concerns about a lack about affordable housing and the proposed on-site parking Mansion & Sons would use the requested tax credits to develop a proposed 14-story building at 7 S. Linn St., the former site of the historic Trotter House which was destroyed by a fire in 2012.…
After much speculation it was agreed to sell to O’ Malley the Chavez Ravine area for the formation of the Dodgers Stadium in return O’ Malley would have to trade Wrigley Field. In addition to trading Wrigley Field O’ Malley had to agree to pay 2 million for site grading. O’ Malley was offered 300 acres of the land and many disagreed with it. People against O’ Malley created turbulence and a judge even said that “the city council had exceeded its authority and violated rules requiring that development of Chavez Ravine property serve a public purpose” (D’ Antonio). Not may were happy with the results and thus, petitions began to surface as well a lawsuit.…
The recent Republican debate introduced a case that exemplifies the controversy associated with eminent domain. In short, the case was a hearing between the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority and the counsel representing Vera Coking. Trump attempted to take over Coking’s property to expand his casino by building a limo waiting area. When appealing to the CRDA, they offered her a mere two hundred fifty thousand for land that a previous developer offered her a million for. Although eminent domain was used as defense for the CRDA, the courts ultimately ruled in Coking’s favor.…
This was done to gain economically, because the landlords could rent the land to other people for more money. Poor renters were also a drain on the landlord because he would be required by law to assist the most needy of their tenants. This parallels to the poor of New Orleans, because…
“The Bullard House” case today was about the familiar negotiation that we might have experienced or would have a high possibility to do in real life: real estate negotiation. In this kind of transaction, quite frequently, there are the participation of agents who work for their clients’ interests. Sometimes because of their commission from the transaction, sometimes in order to fulfill their clients’ real purposes, they try to make the deal at any cost. From “The Bullard House” case, we could reveal what might happen in such cases, how each side might behave, what should be the proper outcomes and why.…
Philadelphia, the largest and most important U.S. city, soon fell apart in the summer of 1793. A deadly disease with absolutely no cure spread through the city like wildfire, killing more than 5,000 people. Conditions were so horrible, that almost everyone who could leave left. The whole government fled the city, including George Washington, the first U.S. president. Only one government official was brave enough to stay behind and help.…
In the San José Mercury News article “San José Council Considers Immediate No-cause Eviction Policy,” the author Ramona Giwargis reports about the City’s final decision to approve an ordinance that would limit no-cause evictions to residents who are renters in the city (Giwargis, 2017c). On April 18, 2017, the San José City Council voted 6-5 to narrowly approve a policy that would make it illegal to evict occupants for no-cause. Under the Tenant Protection Ordinance (Ordinance), landlords are prohibited from evicting current tenants unless the reasons fall under at least one of twelve criteria, which includes: failure to pay rent, habitual lease violation, property damage, refusal to sign a new lease, causing nuisance, refusing pre-requested apartment access, unapproved subleasing. In addition to these just cause reasons, there are some no-fault just causes that include: significant rehabilitation of the unit, Ellis Act removal or demolition (120 days notice), move in of the owner, orders to evacuate, and vacating of an unpermitted apartment…
Total Knee Arthroplasty My emotions were all over the place the night before preparing for the OR. I was worried about getting there on time, being able to find the OR, and most of all what surgery would I be observing. The morning of came very quickly and I was up and ready to go. When I first arrived to the OR tunnel my anxiety had come down a lot, and I seemed eager and ready to go.…
The Federal Housing Act of 1949 “granted money to cities from the federal government to build public housing projects,” and Los Angeles Mayor, Fletcher Bowron, “voted and approved a housing project containing 10,000 new units—thousands of which would be located in Chavez Ravine” (PBS, 2017). Chavez Ravine was seen as a “vacant shantytown” and an “eyesore” by outsiders, and the 300-plus acres were “reserved by the Los Angeles city of Housing as a prime location for re-development’ (PBS, 2017). Frank Wilkinson, the assistant director of the Los Angeles City Housing Authority, was one of the main supporters behind Elysian Park Heights. In 1952, Wilkinson “faced questioning by the House Un-American Activities Committee…was fired from his job and sentenced to one year in jail” (PBS, 2017). Bowron and Wilkinson had an effect on Chavez Ravine because their actions made way for the tear down of the small town.…
Radio Golf is set in an environment where African culture and American culture confront under a background of political election of mayor. I think this play has two main conflicts: African Culture and Roots VS American Dream; money VS moral codes. The conflict between the black and the white came into existence many decades before. During the adapting process of the black people, there are many obstacles.…