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Tag Archives: Redevelopment Agencies
Capitol Ponders Post-Redevelopment World
Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg told reporters this morning that he's not closing the door on pleas to postpone the dissolution of local redevelopment agencies. But let's admit it: the door is on one of those automatic arms that … Continue reading
Speaker Perez: Fix Water Bond. And More.
As the Legislature returns to Sacramento, the leader of the lower house is sounding confident but cautious on some of the more challenging issues in year ahead. And so the headlines from an interview with Assembly Speaker John Perez in … Continue reading
California Supremes Rule, Redevelopment is History
In a ruling that is no doubt sending shock waves through city halls across California, the state Supreme Court has ruled that only half of a state budget proposal diverting redevelopment dollars is legal. That split decision means that more … Continue reading
California Supreme Court Slugfest Over Redevelopment
SAN FRANCISCO — The crux of the legal fight waged this morning in front of California's seven Supreme Court justices seems to be who controls the fate of local redevelopment agencies: legislators or voters? And even then, is that fate … Continue reading
Court Freezes Redevelopment Revise
In the six weeks since Governor Jerry Brown signed the new state budget into law, you'd be hard pressed to find a time period where the plan has been more rattled than now. The latest tremor came this afternoon, when … Continue reading
Budget Lawsuit #1: Redevelopment
Local redevelopment officials and leaders of several California cities took aim — as expected — at the newly inked state budget this afternoon, suing the state for its plan to revamp redevelopment agencies and redistribute billions of dollars to state … Continue reading
Oh, What A Night
If the 2011 state budget fight holds any lesson, any takeaway, perhaps it's this: California may be diverse, but it's politics are divergent. Differences that elsewhere are celebrated have, in Sacramento, bred dysfunction. And the guy in the corner office … Continue reading
Budget Battle: That Was the Easy Stuff
When the dust finally settled Thursday afternoon, the two houses of the California Legislature had ratified spending cuts and budget transfers valued at $14 billion. It also marked the end of what might be called Act II of a three … Continue reading
Brown Cajoles, GOP Demurs
When a governor sets up camp just outside the doors of a legislative chamber and wages a full court press to get something approved, it's usually a pretty big deal. But can such a dramatic gesture be pulled off more … Continue reading
Budget Journos Wooed With Surveys
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The endless news cycle, as every journalist knows these days, demands a steady stream of reporting… and California's fiscal crisis is no exception. And those seeking to influence the debate know it, too, which is probably why Capitol reporters found … Continue reading
