Yes, their property was taken by Sound Transit. The misinformation spread by Sound Transit's PR team was unbelievable. The news media repeated exactly what they were told by Sound Transit and for the most part didn't bother to contact us or do any research on their own. The State Supreme Court here is truly a political body. They ruled based not on facts and law but on misinformation and lies never presented in court.
If it was not off topic I could write pages here about the experience of having a government agency with unlimited funds using lawyers and PR team to mischaracterize every aspect of what was a clear cut situation. The decision made about the location of the light rail station in South Tacoma was intentionally made in secret (in violation of even Sound Transit policy) to reward political contributors to the politician who was then in charge of Sound Transit. The best station site for the public by every measure was actually for sale at the time. It was the location of the previous rail station in South Tacoma right down the hill from the Tacoma Mall.
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That was the exact case I was thinking about.
Many people are surprised to learn that the Washington courts are among the most corrupt in the country.