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Private Property Rights: 1st City in US Addresses Blight By Treating the Source.
What city is addressing blight by “treating the source?” Memphis
How much blight is in Memphis? 16% of housing stock is vacant
What are the 3 goals of the Memphis Neighborhood Blight Elimination Charter?
- economic development
- quality of life
- coordination among exisiting local governmental agencies that tackle blight
What entities are involved with the Memphis Nighborhood Blight Elimination Center?
- nine government agencies
- nonprofits
- private businesses
What were tangential…
INTERIM. Sharing Economy. From the Right. 3 Reasons Cities Should NOT Block Short Term Rentals.
Cities should not block short term rentals because:
- Its an economic boon that levels peak pricing by hotels
- It frees “trapped capital” like the unused spare bedroom
- It is not shown to make housing less affordable
The solution to neighborhood concerns:
- Amend existing noise or traffic ordinances
Trib Talk | Josiah Neeley | R Street Institute | Texas cities shouldn’t block short-term rentals
TRENDING. INTERIM. SHARING ECONOMY. Private property rights. Short Term Rentals.
Which city is moving forward to regulate short term rentals after “animal house” complaints? Chicago
What regulations are being considered?
- Commerical regulation for any property rented out for more than 90 days within 1 year
- 4% surcharge to online rentals with revenue dedicated to homeless services
Chicago may regulate Airbnb home sharing amid ‘Animal House’-style complaints | Chicago Tribune
TRENDING: Eminent Domain for Drug Prices. 3 Key Pieces of Intel.
A group of physicians writing in the Washington Post argue the federal government should be able to use eminent domain for drug prices.
The intel:
- The federal government has the power to use patents
- The federal government has used this “eminent domain” power of drugs in 2001
- It was used as leverage during the 2001 anthrax attacks when the federal government suggested it would import the drugs rather than buy the drugs through Bayer. Bayer lowered its price and reached an argeement with…
INTERIM. Kelo Film at Cannes. Eminent Domain Movie in France. US Theaters Later this Year.
Little Pink House, a film starring an Oscar nominee, tells the story of Suzette Kelo and her eminent domain fight against the City of New London, CT.
“This film tells the real-life story of Susette Kelo, a blue-collar woman who dared to stand up against white-collar powerbrokers, and Susette’s inspirational story is conveyed with power and grace by the wonderfully talented Catherine Keener.”
Theatrical release will be late 2016.
7 Texas Counties. For Private Property Rights. Against Eminent Domain.
Which County Commissioners voted to oppose Texas Central Rail high speed rail plan? Navarro County Commissioners
The number of counties staking claim to official opposition: 7
The basis for the opposition in Navarro County? Oppose the granting of eminent domain authority to the private high speed rail
County Judge names legislators who support the County Commissioner opposition resulation: Representative Byron Cook and Senator Brian Birdwell
State Lege Kills Transmission Line Eminent Domain. Congress Acts to Remove Funding. 3 Key arguments. Know the other side like you know yourself.
What transmission line is this state & federal legislative re-write concerning? The Plains and Eastern Clean Line high-voltage transmission, a clean energy line traversing Arkansas, Missouri & other central states
What caused the hoopla? Missouri & Arkansas chimed in when the transmission line sought eminent domain but wasn’t providing power within each state.
What are the arguments bandied about?
- Tangible public use. Congressman Cotton is ok with eminent domain, if the…
Feds to Answer whether High Speed Rail must follow Texas Eminent Domain Laws?
The Ellis County Press published an Op-Ed from Texans Against High Speed Rail.
What points does Texans Against High Speed Rail make in its Op-Ed?
- Texas Central Rail doesn’t have its funding in place
- Texas Central Rail has no problems using eminent domain to take land it doesn’t need
- Texas Central Rail is asking the federal government whether it has to comply with Texas eminent domain laws
Ellis County Press | TCR proposes to acquire land it ultimately won’t use to satisfy investors
Lege TREND. Eminent Domain Expansion. Special Districts.
Which state is considering expanding the use of eminent domain? California
Why the push to expand eminetn domain use? To clean up blighted buildings through special districts called Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts
What do these Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts do with eminent domain? Combat urban blight with urban renewal projects
What does California Assembly Bill 2492 do? Expands the number of local governments that can access Enhanced infrastructure…