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Let’s look at how NBC News portrayed the local fracking ban in Denton:
Words used to describe those opposed to fracking:
What’s happening with short term rental regulation in California? The Legislature is pursuing statewide regulation
What do home sharing comapnies like Home Away and AirBnB support? A tax collection bill, SB 1102
Why do cities and labor groups oppose in SB 1102? It shields the names and addresses of their hosts
The Recorder | Five Bills to Watch in the California Legislature
Hyperloop travel time from Austin to San Antonio: 15 minutes
Hyperloop financing structure: Private
Hyperloop use of eminent domain: No eminent domain will be used.
Texas Monthly | Will Texas Soon Be Home To The Fastest Train In The World?
Previously on InformedIntel, 14 July 2016:
Texas Transportation Project Saying No to Eminent Domain. Yes to Profit Sharing with Landowners.
The start up: Transonic Transportation LLC
The rail project: A hyperloop connecting Austin…
Which city sought to aquire by eminent domain a water utility? Missoula, Montana
Who does the city allege acted in bad faith? The Carlyle Group
Where did the Courts fall on eminent domain? Montana Courts sided with Missoula to allow eminent domain against the water utility
What bad faith actions does the city allege against the Water Utility & its holding company?
Why is Airbnb is suing the CIty of Anaheim? A local ordinance makes Airbnb liable for short term rental proeprty owners who violate city ordinances.
What violations of local laws are we talking about? the ordinance requires Airbnb to remove unlicensed listings within 10 days of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense and $2,000 for a third or subsequent offense.
Is this local law trending? yes, Airbnb also sued San Francisco for fines the city is imposing on the…
The key issue: Business owners, who do not own the business’s property, may be forced into move
The eminent domain issue: Texas does not recognize a comepnsable value for a tenant business
Do other states compensate a tenant? Yes, look at California
The property in dispute & the project: A new dental school facility at Texas A&M may require that the university acquire the property occuppied by the Elbow Room
Does this sound familiar, a popular establishment near a university facing…
National Geographic’s website has a feature piece entitled, Palmetto Pipeline: An Eminent Problem. Here’s what you need to know:
Which eminent domain case is resulting in landowners attorneys fees being paid by the condemning entity? TransCanada Pipeline vs. Nebraska land owners
York News Times | Nebraska Judge Orders TransCanada to Pay Legal Costs of Keystone XL Landowners
Why are normal eminent domain laws being bypassed? Because eminent domain will be too costly and will take too long
What is the eminent domain project? A dam
Which legislature created this eminent domain loophole? North Carolina
What 5 things do we need to know about this work around to normal North Carolina eminent domain laws?
What trade partcices allegations are being made against short term rentals?
What’s the solution proposed to curb this? Increased data collection of short term rentals with FTC monitoring
What would this look like as city ordinances or state laws?