August 2013

From The Mayor (G): we’re “[t]aking these troubled loans off the hands of the [predatory] banks … and we’re paying them fair market value.” The video just gives you a whole lot of confidence that they know what they’re doing, does’t it?

The elephant in the room Her Honor doesn’t address about one big reason…

We’ve ranted extensively about how the takings-only ripeness rules of Williamson County just don’t hold water, but until the Supreme Court revisits and overrules that decision, we’re stuck with it. The federal courts we’re told, just don’t like sitting as “super zoning boards of appeal,” and adjudicating federal constitutional issues are simply beneath Article III…

That story about Richmond, California starting down the path of using eminent domain to take underwater mortgages is taking on a life of its own. Here’s the latest.

Before we bombard you with links to the most recent commentary and stories, here’s some backstory. Remember how we said this was taking on an “Occupy” flavor…