MORE ON: redevelopment

With billions of dollars at stake, school district representatives charged with overseeing the shutdown of about 400 redevelopment agencies may be underprepared. Seven-member local oversight boards consisting of representatives from K-14 districts, the county, the city and special districts... + read more

In the confusion following the end of California redevelopment agencies in February, an estimated $2 billion in the hands of local officials is in limbo. Before redevelopment agencies were dissolved, the state Department of Finance was responsible for reviewing budgets for the 400... + read more

[Jump to the most recent update below] The gist: In late December, the California Supreme Court upheld legislation that ended a roughly 60-year-old program intended to combat blight. As a result, more than 400 redevelopment agencies are slated to dissolve by tomorrow. How did... + read more

As the state's redevelopment agencies face being shut down under Gov. Jerry Brown's recent budget proposal, the six-figure salaries some agency employees take home could come under increased scrutiny. The state's 400 redevelopment agencies are under intense public pressure to prove... + read more