https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/04/03/san-jose-downtown-real-estate-vta-transit-agency-bart-develop-build/

SAN JOSE — A transit agency has launched a legal process to officially seize ownership of key sites in downtown San Jose that are needed to construct and operate a future BART station.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is using a lawsuit and eminent domain proceeding to grab control of some downtown San Jose parcels whose buildings would have to be bulldozed and merchants displaced ahead of the development of an underground BART stop, papers filed with the Santa Clara County Superior Court show.