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State High Court Upholds Abolishment of Redevelopment Agencies; Jean Quan Interview; Ed Lee, Chuck Reed Statements

December 29, 2011, 3:00 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The California Supreme Court ruled today that the state has the right to abolish local redevelopment agencies, but can't compel them to spend more property tax dollars on local services as a requirement to stay in operation. Taken together, the … Continue reading »

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Fate of Revelopment Agencies Could be Decided in California Supreme Court Decision Tomorrow

December 28, 2011, 10:10 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Per our Sacramento Bureau Chief, John Myers: Breaking: CA Supreme Ct will issue long awaited opinion on #cabudget redevelopment proposal at 10am Thursday. — John Myers (@johnmyers) December 28, 2011 In July, the California Redevelopment Association, the League of California … Continue reading »

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Calif. Supreme Court Case Could Eliminate Redevelopment Agencies

November 10, 2011, 2:35 pm • Posted by John Myers
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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 »

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John Myers Reports Via Tweet from Guv's Pitch to Cal Cities on Cutting Their Redevelopment $

January 19, 2011, 1:11 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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John Myers, our Sacramento Bureau Chief, just finished tweeting from today's meeting between Jerry Brown and local officials with the League of California Cities. Brown pitched them on his plan to shift local redevelopment funds to help close the huge … Continue reading »

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