Eminent Domain fight in Yorba Linda hits a road Block

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Yorba Linda City Clerk Will Not Certify "Right to Vote" Initiative

In what appears to be a classic legal delay tactic on behalf of the City of Yorba Linda, City Clerk Kathy Mendoza will not certify the "Yorba Linda Right to Vote Amendment." On advice from her independent legal counsel, the Clerk would not certify the petition, based on a 1999 Appellate Court interpretation of the State Election Code.

Rather than go into the complex details of the case and the actions of the City Clerk in this text, you can download the complete report at Yorba Linda Forum.

Here's one interesting tidbit of information not in the report. Michael G. Colantuono, the attorney who is representing Kathy Mendoza, is also legal counsel for the Sierra Madre Community Redevelopment Agency (AKA Sierra Madre City Council). As you may or may not know, Tammy Gates, Yorba Linda City Manager, was the former City Manager of the City of Sierra Madre.

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Is it time for another boston tea party yet?

Yorba Linda Residents for Responsible Redevelopment

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[kellynla]

BTTT

[YouPosting2Me]

It wouldn't fly in Rio-Linda.

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PING. FYI
"The continued delay tactics have assured the City that the Yorba Linda Right to Vote Amendment will not go to vote... until the June 6, 2006 primary election, thus allowing the City Council to approve the Town Center zoning package in December.. without the voter approval process."

This seems to be setting a very dangerous precedent, by preventing the public from having input or recourse until after the fact. Even with a petition later, what guarantees are there that the zoning decision would change?

[commonerX]

"""PING. FYI
"The continued delay tactics have assured the City that the Yorba Linda Right to Vote Amendment will not go to vote... until the June 6, 2006 primary election, thus allowing the City Council to approve the Town Center zoning package in December.. without the voter approval process."

This seems to be setting a very dangerous precedent, by preventing the public from having input or recourse until after the fact. Even with a petition later, what guarantees are there that the zoning decision would change?"""

It seems like many rights and constitution guarantees that we thought were inalienable, aren't.

It's beginning to look like our constitutional guarantees are simply at this or that politician's discretion.

[Publius6961]

Well... there is always the power of the "recall".