ROW OF VACATED HOMES TO BE RAZED FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL EAST OF HANFORD
By Seth Nidever in the Hanford Sentinel
January 8, 2016
The line of six boarded-up homes on the west side of Ponderosa Road in a little neighborhood tucked off Lacey Boulevard east of Hanford might look like urban blight, but don’t be fooled.
It’s the most visible sign of high-speed rail eventually coming to Kings County.
The homes have been purchased by the California High-Speed Rail Authority through eminent domain, the legal process by which governments can acquire private property for public projects.