- "The reality of the situation is the CRA [Community Redevelopment Agency] as we know it is dead," said Council President Herb Wesson. "And I think it's time for us to take it off of the machine. (Los Angeles Times)
- $109 million in new expenses should the City Council retain the employees and finish the work of its Community Redevelopment Agency, high-level analysts warned. (Los Angeles Times)
- The city severed ties with the Community Redevelopment Agency of LA on Wednesday, ending a 67-year relationship with a funding tool both praised and criticized for its ability to funnel millions of dollars to developers. (Los Angeles Daily News)
- Lobbyists at Los Angeles City Hall pressed the City Council on Wednesday to take legal responsibility for its Community Redevelopment Agency, one day after lawmakers got a grim report on the financial risks of doing so. (Los Angeles Times)
- Despite heavy lobbying by developers, council members decided it wasnt a good idea to effectively take over the Community Redevelopment Agency. Vote was 9-3 (Garcetti, Alarcon and Reyes dissented, and Parks and Perry were absent). (LA Observed)
- The agency also is abandoning its plan to buy 9.5 acres of land owned by the Sacramento-based Lily Co. (Sacramento Bee)
- "No one knew what the wind-down period was going to look like" before the court's ruling, said La Quinta Councilwoman Terry Henderson. (Riverside Press Enterprise)
- The California Supreme Court dealt a lethal blow Thursday to the states 400 community redevelopment agencies one of seven members of the CRA/LA board. (Daily Breeze)
- LA PUENTE - The City Council will Coalition for the use of La Puente Park for a community carnival and waiver of fees and consideration of whether the city will serve as the successor agency to the La Puente Community Development Commission. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
La community redevlopment agency
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