2 Steps for a West Coast Rail to Condemn Land via 3rd party.

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Step One: Have a need for eminent domain.

Background:  

  • CalTrain on the San Francisco Penninsula is modernizing. 
  • To modernize, CalTrain needs to acquire land in certain areas. CalTrain isn’t using eminent domain.

Step Two: Find an entity that can use emiment domain.

What entity is using eminent domain for CalTrain? San Mateo Transit District.

San Mateo Daily Journal | Caltrain may take private land