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Half Moon Bay grapples with $36.8 million judgment against it
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 12/18/7
| John Coté
Posted on 12/18/2007 8:00:35 AM PST by SmithL
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To: SmithL
Privatize the city government along with its right to tax, and give it to the plaintiff. Bet the rest of the city governments around the country become much humbler.
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posted on
12/18/2007 9:21:29 AM PST
by
antinomian
(Show me a robber baron and I'll show you a pocket full of senators.)
To: SmithL
I have been following this case and have read the entire judges report. The City was acting in incredibly bad faith and had been for years. They already bankrupted a previous owner of the land and were trying to bankrupt this one. The City and everyone in it deserve this.
To: jim_trent
BUMP for lots of comments later...
Some city and County governments are indistinguishable from the mafia, or drug lords, and they have been getting away with it in California, for decades!
The RICO statutes should apply, and the perps made personally responsible.
From the chamber of commerce:
Residential development and tourism development caters to the executive lifestyle. The median priced home is in the $700,000, with most newer and golf course homes in the $900,000 - $1,500,000 range.
And this statement defines all too clearly the strategy of the perps, who have a total ignorance of Constitutional restraints, or a complete indifference to them:
A slow-growth bloc had won a majority on the City Council in 1996
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posted on
12/18/2007 9:58:24 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: SmithL
This is long and possibly tedious, but the wealth of history, prior decisions and discussions on the concept of "private property" is priceless, and worth the few hours' worth of time to study it carefully:
Yamagiwa vs Half Moon Bay Decision
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posted on
12/18/2007 10:32:17 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: stylin19a
A million a year wouldn’t even cover interest on the judgment, so the debt would just get larger.
To: SmithL
They can ask Sacramento for the money.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
12/18/2007 11:45:25 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: jim_trent
The City was acting in incredibly bad faith and had been for years. I can't agree more. It is simply jaw dropping to experience the attitudes in that area - enforced scarcity that is a blatant attempt to keep land prices high.
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posted on
12/18/2007 3:41:08 PM PST
by
glorgau
To: SmithL
A few more judgments like this and perhaps a few more cities will offer a little more respect to private property rights. For many the city council’s whims are the law with little or no recourse. Screw'em.
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posted on
12/18/2007 5:06:06 PM PST
by
DB
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To: SmithL
Paying the judgment outright appears to be out of the question. The City Council said: "The very existence of our city government is threatened." Good riddance to a bunch of leftist thieves. Find honest jobs.
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posted on
12/18/2007 9:24:02 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
To: Publius6961
When it comes to property rights in Coastal Kalifornia -basically there are none. You are at the mercy of the Coastal Commission who makes rules with very little public comment and are not elected by the public. They suck big time. They make the air and water boards look like pikers.
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posted on
12/19/2007 9:29:14 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
("Has there been a code nine? Have you heard from the Doctor?")
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