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News Blog
BREAKING NEWS: Senator Steinberg says Extending RDA “not going to happen.”
1.26.12 – Senate President Pro Tem Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento) has told the Sacramento Bee that extending the life of Redevelopment Agencies in California is “not going to happen.” Click here to read the article in its entirety!
RDAs OVERSPEND Recklessly
1.25.12 – Here’s a big surprise: Redevelopment revenues dropped over the last fiscal year, while their long-term debt went up to $30 billion – leaving taxpayers to foot the bill! Click here to read Reason’s article.
Cities to run out of “Monopoly Money”
1.26.12 – The Contra Costa Times says if “a city acts as if it’s spending Monopoly money, it forfeits its right to complain” about the abolishment of RDAs. Click here to read the full article.
Rep. Water’s Property Protection Act Moves with Bipartisan Support!
1.25.12 – The Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2011, authored by California Representative Maxine Walters, a Democrat, passed out of the House Judiciary Committee with bipartisan support! This piece of Federal legislation would make it illegal for local and State governments to take a piece of land through eminent domain for private economic development. Click here to write your Congressman and Senator, urging them to publicly support H.R. 1433.
Contra Costa Times lays out RDA Reform Items
1.21.12 – A Contra Costa Times Editorial lays out four reforms that should be necessary for redevelopment agencies to come back, if at all. Click here to read the Editorial in full.
The Market, not the Government, Builds Real Affordable Housing
1.17.12 – A Cal Watchdog piece explains why the market, and not affordable housing government subsidies, builds cheaper houses. Click here to read more.
BREAKING NEWS: SB 659 IS DEAD
1.20.11 The Alliance has just learned that the California State Assembly will not hear SB 659, a bill that would have set the first stage for reconstituting redevelopment, corporate welfare and eminent domain abuse. Lacking support from both the Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown, who stated earlier in the week that he does not intend to “delay this [redevelopment's] funeral,” the bill is dead, or at least for now. While this legislation is dead, the powerful redevelopment lobby has other plans to protect their very existence. Stay tuned for updates and alerts!
CAPPPR Op-Ed on FlashReport!
1.20.12 – Marko Mlikotin, President of the California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights, writes in the FlashReport that GOP’s defense of redevelopment agencies that threaten private property rights and taxpayers is a political liability as State Legislators seek reelection and seats in Congress. Click here to read the Op-Ed.
“Other States Should Follow California’s Lead.”
1.19.12 – According to this author, the abolishment of RDAs in California will actually speed up efforts to eradicate real blight! Click here to read more.
Gov. Brown: Mark Your Calendars
1.18.12 - Prepare the procession and call the pallbearers – Governor Brown has stated that he won’t delay redevelopment’s “funeral.” Click here to read more.