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

SAN JOSE — The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority has moved to officially seize ownership of key sites in downtown San Jose it says are needed to construct and operate a future BART station there.

The transit agency is using a lawsuit and eminent domain proceeding to grab control of parcels on E. Santa Clara Street not far from city hall. An existing building would have to be bulldozed and merchants displaced ahead of the development of an underground BART stop under Santa Clara Street, papers filed with the Santa Clara County Superior Court show.