CA: Selling surplus land could generate $1 billion windfall for state

Bakersfield Californian ^ | 11/4/04 | Tom Chorneau - AP

[NormsRevenge]

While the report's finding suggests each of the identified properties should be sold, the authors said they are really only setting in motion the first step in sorting through the state's portfolio of more than 2,000 parcels, 2.5 million acres of land and nearly 200 million square feet of office and commercial space.

[NormsRevenge]

anybody wanna buy a bridge? ;-)

[AdamSelene235]

[SteveMcKing]

That's almost pocket-change for California. Besides, they'd only spend it on more bloated government.

[Jagdgewehr]

A number of state-owned fairgrounds were also found to be very valuable - the 400-acre Del Mar Fair could be worth $1.4 billion

Well, only in California would a reclaimed piece of ground in a slough fetch 1.4 billion.

[PAR35]

If they really want to pump money into the local economy, there is always offshore drilling in Southern California.

[SteveMcKing]

What's that huge purple patch of purple "Federal - other" (located in Utah)?

[PAR35]

I'm not sure that the map shows all of the National Forest land in the Southeast.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This is an excellent idea. Of course, the Left would rather gouge their eyeballs out with branding irons.

[perfect stranger]

Looking at the many different colors in Alaska and the large expanse of yellow in the continential US, you will cut thru most of the crap by remembering one of Clinton's last several hundred "Executive Orders" only intended to impede future progress.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

This explains the East Coast Liberals' sentiment toward the West: They feel as though they own it. And they practically do!!!

[Vroomfondel]

What's that huge purple patch of purple "Federal - other" (located in Utah)?

Hmm. Looks like Dugway Proving Grounds to me.

[philetus]

Wendover Air Force Range?

[Texas Eagle]

And don't forget the virtually abandoned Army base at Ft. Ord near Monterey.

Hundreds of acres of boarded up buildings, weed infested parking lots and bunkers built into the dunes right along a beautiful stretch of Pacific Ocean shoreline.

That property should fetch a couple billion itself.

[FairOpinion]

Arnold isn't going to let them waste the money. He is finally figuring out the Democrats. Besides, we just passed a proposition, supported by Arnold, that the money from the sale must go to pay off the bonds.

Schwarzenegger Calls Calif. Dems 'Losers'

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[AdamSelene235]

by remembering one of Clinton's last several hundred "Executive Orders" only intended to impede future progress.

I think EO's are of dubious constitutionality as they have legislative content.....I think Bush's Supreme Court appointments will share my views.

[philetus]

[philetus]

What's that huge purple patch of purple "Federal - other" (located in Utah)?


That's Michael Moore.

[NormsRevenge]

'..we just passed a proposition, supported by Arnold, that the money from the sale must go to pay off the bonds.'


Let's hope it plays out that way.

Bonds, bonds, bonds will be the end of the Golden Goose that once was the California Republic.. that and overly generous pension plans and social programs spending.

To allow any of the proceeds to just go in the General Fund would be a travesty and a waste, imo.

[GeronL]

why is government owning land its not using?