Today’s OC Register article by Erika Ritchie contains a follow up report on the city of Lake Forest using its eminent domain powers to “take” property from a south Orange County family. As the intended use does meet the Fifth Amendment criteria of a “public use” I have not added my two cents into this [...]
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Real estate developer Bob Bisno, who last year failed in an attempt to build a large redevelopment project in Baldwin Park, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Santa Ana City Council, acting as the “Community Redevelopment Agency” is “scheduled to select a “master planner” team for their so-called “Station District” lots on Monday,” according to the O.C. Register. For the past few days we have been bombarded with stories about “pirates” off the coast of Somalia but how many of us pay attention to pirates right here in America? It’s back. Just when you thought that the Santa Ana Renaissance Plan was gone – the City Council is bringing it back. But now they are doing so under a blanket of embarrassment, after the O.C. Register revealed the extent to which the city abused eminent domain to clear 60 parcels on the City’s East [...] “Bob Bisno, the developer who polarized San Pedro with his plans for a 1,950-unit condo complex, has been ousted from the project’s development team. A division of Credit Suisse bank, Bisno’s top investor, has assumed control of the controversial Ponte Vista project, the development team announced Friday,” according to the Ponte Vista Blog. The Santa Ana Planning Commission met this week on Monday night. But once again they did not vote to approve the 31 story luxury condo tower proposed by developer Robert Bisno (pictured above). This time his company requested that the vote be delayed. I am not sure why, but I am glad. I could not [...] “City officials say Bisno Development Co. is pulling out of a contentious, multimillion-dollar plan to revitalize more than 100 acres of downtown Baldwin Park, citing the economic downturn,” according to the Whittier Daily News. A Bisno Development representative is being accused of ripping a video camera out of the hands of a resident in Baldwin Park and damaging the camera, while also scratching the resident, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The 241 is part of the greater OCTA Toll Road assumption program that includes both the 241 and the 73. The 241 is self sustaining while the 73 goes under every month and is supported by the continuing profitability of the 241….and the infamous 91 Toll Road to Riverside! As we reported earlier, the desire of [...] Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido isn’t even trying to hide the fact that he is in the pocket of special interests and developers. Check out the picture above. Pulido backer Robert Bisno (who is trying to use eminent domain to take over Baldwin Park’s downtown businesses) has erected two huge signs in honor of his [...] “With few people paying attention, both houses of the Legislature earlier this month passed a far-reaching and terribly disturbing bill that will reshape land-use patterns in this state. If signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senate Bill 375 will basically mandate that all new development in California fit what activists call “Smart Growth,” according [...] Last Tuesday I was informed that Huell Howser, founder and host of the California Gold TV series, was about to launch a 14 segment series named “California’s Communities” that will address the topic of redevelopment statewide. It is important for viewers to know that funding of this endeavor is from the California Redevelopment Association, CRA,whose [...] |
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