PROP 98 LOSES BIG TO PROP 99!
What this means generally
Prop. 98--The one that failed-- would have prohibited the government from taking any private property--homes, apartments, shopping centers, raw land, industrial buildings--and giving them to another private party.
Prop 99--The one that passed--only prohibits government from taking owner-occupied homes and giving them to another private owner.
What this means for Costa Mesa
If the City of Costa Mesa decides it wants to remove slum apartment buildings or misplaced industrial buildings to help improve the city, it can use eminent domain to do so. And, it can give the land to developers for uses that will benefit the city.
Vote Percentages--June 3, 2008 election
Prop. 99 got 62.5% of the vote vs. 39% for Prop. 98.
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