Kittredge, Colorado
Taralyn Romero is a property rights activist who gained national attention fighting Jefferson County's attempt to seize her Kittredge property. She now helps other property owners facing eminent domain abuse.
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Taralyn Romero is a property rights activist and social media personality who rose to prominence in 2022 after purchasing property in Kittredge, Colorado with creek access. When Jefferson County and local community members attempted to claim her 0.6-acre private land for public use through adverse possession rather than eminent domain, she fought back and documented her battle on social media.
Under the TikTok username @wickedwitch_ofthe_west, Romero turned her legal struggle into a platform for defending property rights, garnering millions of views and followers. By adopting a negative nickname assigned to her by opponents as a badge of honor, she built a national following of property rights supporters.
Following her successful fight against Jefferson County, Romero has become an advocate helping other property owners battle government overreach and eminent domain abuse. She has been particularly involved in the Polizzi Farm case in Brighton, Colorado, where a metropolitan district gained eminent domain power over a century-old family farming operation to benefit developers.
Beyond her activism, Romero maintains a professional career in innovation and healthcare at Evernorth, part of the Cigna Group. She works with organizations like Pacific Legal Foundation and combines social media campaigns with direct support for individuals facing property rights legal battles.
Romero has appeared on the Kim Monson Show six times between 2023 and 2024, discussing her personal property rights battle, the broader implications for all property owners, and updates on cases like Polizzi Farm.
June 9, 2026
Civic Engagement & Grassroots
Greg Lopez and Taralyn Romero make an Independent bid for governor and Rob Natelson examines the Declaration on the Kim Monson Show, June 9, 2026.
“In George Washington's farewell address, he warned of the spirit of party. When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, we say a nation indivisible.”
May 11, 2026
Ballot Measures & TABOR
An independent gubernatorial ticket, Xcel's eminent domain push in Elbert County, and a duty to disobey unlawful military orders. May 11, 2026.
“My rose-colored glasses were punched right off my face when I saw how it really works.”
August 20, 2024
Ballot Measures & TABOR
Property taxes, Polizzi Farm eminent domain, and DNC analysis with Robyn Carnes, Taralyn Romero, and Mark Tapscott. August 20, 2024.
“When I'm telling you that eminent domain is now the government's favorite tool for using and abusing eminent domain and for taking land from the citizenry under the guise, quite often, of public need, it would terrify you just how outrageous and outlandish cases are all over the country.”
July 8, 2024
Rob Natelson discusses recent monumental Supreme Court decisions and their impact on your life. Taralyn Romero addresses next steps to save Palizzi Farm from Eminent Domain.
“The government, whether it's eminent domain, whether it's adverse possession, whether it's a prescriptive easement, they really do use those avenues to their advantage every single time. And when you're dealing with property rights issue cases, it's always, almost always, you know, an individual landowner against the benefit that a new apartment complex will bring to the community or a drainage pipe will bring to the community.”
June 17, 2024
Property rights activist Taralyn Romero shares the latest regarding Palizzi Farm. Taxpayer watchdog Natalie Menten addresses RTD’s ballot question to keep your money. Robyn Carnes notes why she is running for Colorado State Senate.
“Because when you go through something that horrific, like being sued by the government and not knowing day to day how you're going to cover the legal fees, if you're going to end up OK, if you're going to have something taken from you, and if you're going to have a life that you don't know that you can live with, it's traumatic.”
May 5, 2023
Colorado Politics & Policy
Jessica Vaughan on unprecedented nature of the cu, Taralyn Romero on injustice of the case. May 5, 2023.
“When Jefferson County wanted to force me to share with my community, I think the scariest thing about that is they extrapolated it from beyond my tiny town to say, hey, Tara Lynn, you've got to share your little half of half an acre with half a million people because that's who's in Jefferson County.”
March 6, 2023
Colorado Politics & Policy
Holly Green on subsidized housing in Douglas County and Taralyn Romero on Jefferson County's land grab. March 6, 2023.
“What happens to me becomes case law and it can happen to you. It sets a precedent that encourages government to do similar land grabs.”
“They believe the intent was for them to own the land, even though the deeds say I own it. Can you imagine? That's what's happening to me. This is real life.”
January 12, 2023
Colorado Politics & Policy
Senator Mark Baisley, Karen Levine, Mark Krikorian, Taralyn Romero. January 12, 2023.
“Jefferson County already owns land as part of Kittredge Park with Bear Creek access. But the problem is that Jefferson County has allowed this property to be closed off. They allow it to be unknown to the community. The big question is why come after me to take my land when they already have pretty much an equal size portion of land?”
“This isn't just about me and my backyard. What happens to me in a courtroom in Colorado with my property rights becomes case law. That case law sets precedent that can be used in other situations. If Jefferson County is successful in skirting eminent domain and subverting my constitutional rights, it affects everyone.”
“They called me the enemy. They said, don't work with her. She's the enemy. She wants to take this away from us. We want you to sue her to take her land or force her to share on behalf of the community.”
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