Redevelopment Elimination Watch
Redevelopment agencies (RDAs) throughout California have improved the communities they serve for several years. California downtowns and business districts statewide rely on RDAs a source for community growth, success and employment. On January 10, Governor Jerry Brown released a proposed statewide budget that would eliminate RDAs. Eliminating, borrowing, or cutting redevelopment funds will cause a loss in jobs, tax revenues and the financial growth of cities statewide.
- Redevelopment activities and funds support about $304,000 jobs annually, including 170,600 construction jobs.
- Redevelopment efforts contribute more than $40 billion to California’s economy through generation of goods and services.
- More than $2 billion in local and state taxes are generated through redevelopment activities each year.
Learn more about RDAs, the proposed budget, and what you can do to help:
News & Upcoming Hearings
CRA and League Ready to File Lawsuit to Stop the Unconstitutional Actions
Governor's Budget May Revision - Redevelopment
Action Item - Call Your Legislator Now To Save Redevelopment
Update on Redevelopment from California Consulting and the California Redevelopment Association
Redevelopment Agencies take on huge debt to shield tax dollars from state
Ten Cities Oppose Governor Brown's Redevelopment Proposal
Key panel wraps up budget work, axes redevelopmentModesto Opposes Governor Brown Abolishing Redevelopment Agencies
Governor's Redevelopment Proposal Violates California Constitution
Assembly Budget Committee: Subcommittee Reports 2011-12 Budget
EXCLUSIVE: Senator Wolk Introduces Compromise to California's Redevelopment Agencies' Elimination
Governor's Redevelopment Proposal
California Redevelopment Agency Legislative Update and Important Dates
Benefits of Redevelopment in Long Beach
California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration: 2:00 p.m., February 7, 2011 Overview and discussion of the Administration’s proposal to eliminate Enterprise Zones and Redevelopment Agencies. The California Business Properties Association will present and work with a coalition of business groups and local agencies to help educate and fight the proposed elimination.
Editorial: Redevelopment Rush Shows Why Action is Vital
Protect Local Jobs and the Economy
www.protectourlocaleconomy.com
Talking Points on the Administration’s Proposal to Eliminate Redevelopment
Coalition Sign-up Form
Budget Summaries
Governor's Budget Summary 2011-12 - Complete Summary
Legislative Analyst Office Overview of the Governor’s Budget
Excerpt from Governor's Budget Summary 2011-12 on "Tax Relief and Local Government"
California Redevelopment Association
(www.calredevelop.org)Redevelopment Budget Update: Video
The Plan to Protect Redevelopment in California
January 10, 2011, Press Release
Answers to Concerns and Speculation Regarding Proposal to End Redevelopment
Resources
Talking Points
Sample Letter to Governor and Legislators
Sample Resolution in Opposition to Administration’s Redevelopment Proposal
Facts
League of California Cities
(www.cacities.org)League of CA Cities Proposition 26 (2010) Analysis
Urgency Redevelopment Legislation Rumor Prompts CRA to Advise Cities, Redevelopment Supporters
City Action Alert Memo Related to Potential Budget Proposal to End Redevelopment
City Officials Vow to Fight Governor’s Plan to Eliminate Redevelopment and Take FundingSample Letter from Business to Governor Brown
Sample Letter from Business to Editor
