2007 California Government Code Article 1. General

CA Codes (gov:40401-40404)

40401.  In its discretion the legislative body may expend the
ordinary annual city income to pay all or part of the cost of work
to:
   (a) Establish, build, and repair bridges.
   (b) Acquire by purchase or otherwise land for squares, parks,
playgrounds, and places within the city and improve, equip, and
maintain them.
   (c) Establish, lay out, alter, keep open, improve, and repair
streets, sidewalks, alleys, tunnels, and other public highways, and
drain, sprinkle, oil, and light them.
   (d) Remove all obstructions from them.
   (e) Establish grades for them.
   (f) Grade, pave, gravel, and curb all or part of them.
   (g) Construct gutters, culverts, sidewalks, and crosswalks in all
or on any part of them.
   (h) Cause shade trees to be planted, set out, and cultivated in
them.
   (i) Generally manage and control all such highways, tunnels, and
places.



40403.  When the legislative body deems it necessary for the city to
construct a bridge connecting the city with an adjoining road
district and it is necessary in constructing the bridge to take or
damage private property within or without or within and without the
city limits, by resolution the legislative body may declare the
necessity of taking or damaging the property and direct and maintain
proceedings for that purpose pursuant to law.



40404.  The legislative body may acquire private property by
condemnation or otherwise when it is necessary to take or damage such
property for:
   (a) Establishing, laying out, extending, and widening streets and
other public highways and places within the city.
   (b) Rights of way for drains, sewers, and aqueducts.
   (c) Widening, straightening, or diverting the channels of streams.

   (d) The improvement of water fronts.
   (e) The acquisition or maintenance of public harbors.
   (f) Any other purposes authorized by law.