[CPEO-BIF] Gov. Brown (California) proposes to eliminate redevelopment agencies and zones

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Redevelopment plans threatened by CA budget cuts

Marisa Lagos and Carolyn Jones
San Francisco Chronicle
January 11, 2011


Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies and 
enterprise zones baffled city and county officials who have relied on 
the two programs for decades to spur economic growth and development in 
depressed areas.

Critics said the move will exacerbate the state's flailing economy, push 
jobs out of California and take important tools away from local 
governments looking to eliminate blight and improve job prospects in 
underserved communities. They also expressed confusion about which 
projects will be impacted.

Although Brown emphasized that his proposal will only affect new 
redevelopment projects, not "bonds or commitments that have been 
contractually entered into," redevelopment officials said Monday they 
are still sorting out exactly which projects would be impacted.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/01/11/MN2P1H6U2L.DTL



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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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