Right now, government has the right to take private
property - our homes, family farms, mom-and-pop small businesses - to build a sports stadium, big-box chain store, or a hotel. Politically connected
special interests use and abuse government's power to take and develop private property. 41 other states have enacted property rights reforms.
It is time for Californians to protect our property
and restore our private property rights.
Proposition 98, the California Property Owners & Farmland Protection Act is on the ballot in June.
Property seizures are happening all over our state,
it is time to take action against the government's abuse of power.
"The City of Baldwin Park is using eminent domain to
seize my home for a development project that benefits
a politically connected developer.
They should not be able to take my home. Where are
my rights?"
"I never thought that something like this could happen
to me . Government should not be able to profit by
seizing private property from unwilling sellers. It
shows what little regard government has for the personal
and financial costs associated with throwing us out
on the streets."
Latest news about victims and those leading the fight against eminent domain abuse
Monday, May 12, 2008
Difference between Props. 98, 99
Orange County Register
Proposition 98 would protect all Californians from abuses of eminent
domain, government's power to take private property, and phase out rent
control. Prop. 99 is a decoy measure that would override Prop. 98 if it attracts more votes. more...
Friday, May 9, 2008
Marylee Shrider: Vote yes on 98 to protect private property
Bakersfield Californian
Folks should take a hard look at the only two propositions
on the June ballot, both of which promise to offer
private property protection and much-needed reforms of current eminent domain practices
in California. Proposition 98 delivers on that promise. Proposition 99 does nothing. more...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Land Dispute Settled
Pasadena Star News
A year long eminent domain struggle in which the city of La Puente sought to obtain what city officials
have called a prime piece of real estate has ended
with property owner Victor Gudzunas saying, "I give up," and accepting the city's offer for the property. more...
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Yes on Prop. 98: Opponents 'sneaky'
Bakersfield Californian - Letters to the Editor
Proposition 98, called the California Property Owners and Farmland
Protection Act, will be on the ballot in June. Also
on the ballot will be Proposition 99, which is deceitfully called the Homeowners Protection
Act. Prop. 98 is true reform for property owner rights and Prop.
99 is a decoy ballot measure designed to confuse voters more...
Friday, May 2, 2008
Editorial: Governor wrong on land-grab reform
Orange County Register
Voters need to cut through the smoke screen and realize
that Prop. 98 is about protecting their property, and Prop. 99 is about endangering it.
more...
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Lodi assures critics its eminent domain ban is here to stay
Stockton Record
Kudo's to Lodi's elected leaders and public officials who have made
the promise that Lodi will not take homes or businesses if it approves
a redevelopment project.
By stripping the city of its eminent domain powers,
Lodi officials have aimed to garner more public support
for redevelopment. more...
A Coalition of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, funded by the California Association of Realtors Issues PAC, the AOA Apartment Owners Association PAC, and the California Farm Bureau Federation, Yes Prop. 98. Committee ID # 1296303.
