you only need to answer the overall question using EITHER the "If so, ...." OR the "Or, if not, ...." alternative that fits your conclusion(s) to the overall question.

Question -

Is the City's "taking" of the Alhambra property and transferring part of it to other private parties proper under recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and California law?

If so, (a) being certain to identify (by name) the powers under California law that the City may use to acquire private property - i.e., the general legal term for the constitutional right of a government to take private property away from its owners for the public good; (b) set forth and briefly explain the two legal justifications the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized for a government "taking" of private property AND specify what the City is required to provide to a property owner in exchange for this "taking"and (c) being certain to cite specific Background Facts and/or Additional Facts, explain why the City's actions are constitutionally valid and legal under Federal and/or California law.

Or, if not, (a) being certain to identify (by name) the powers under California law that the City may use to acquire private property - i.e., the general legal term for the constitutional right of a government to take private property away from its owners for the public good; (b) set forth and briefly explain the two legal justifications the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized for a government "taking" of private property AND specify what the City is required to provide to a property owner in exchange for this "taking"and (c) being certain to cite specific Background Facts and/or Additional Facts, explain why the City's actions are constitutionally invalid/illegal under Federal and/or California law.