Eminent Domain

October 1, 2008

For anyone who is into land use and zoning law, East Valley Tribune has an interesting story:

“Scottsdale may seize easement behind houses”
Ari Cohn, Tribune

Margo Cibella for years has allowed the public to use a privately owned alleyway behind her north Scottsdale home to access Mescal Park.

But after what she claimed were trail users who set her hay on fire, trashed her property and threatened to beat her dog to death, Cibella said she has had enough.

About three weeks ago, Cibella and her husband, Ron, closed the gates to their portion of the 16-foot-wide utility easement behind their house along 68th Place north of Cholla Street, where they have lived for about 30 years.

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Walgreens Loses Bid to Block Ban on Tobacco Sales

A San Francisco law banning the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies, possibly the first of its kind in the country, will go into effect today after surviving an attempt by Walgreens to halt it.

The Deerfield, Ill., company had sought a preliminary injunction Tuesday in Superior Court, arguing that its suit challenging the law is likely to succeed and that its stores would suffer millions of dollars in lost revenue in the meantime.

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