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tularetom

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1. RDA's are a scam

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 10:40 AM

Dec 2011

The concept of government agencies taking private properties in order to sell it to developers is a perversion of the principle of eminent domain. Doing with tax dollars that were basically taken from counties and school districts is even worse.

IIRC the enabling legislation for RDA's was passed during the adminstration of Pat Brown, the father of current governor Jerry Brown. Brown would go down in history as one of California's greatest governors if he ended this clusterfuck.

For some background on how wrong it is to take someone's private property for the benefit of fat cat developers, check out this link:

http://reason.com/archives/2008/06/23/not-for-sale

It refers to the "little Pink House" case that went to the supreme court a few years back.

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Do you know what a Redevelopment Agency is California? [View all] SHRED Dec 2011 OP

RDA's are a scam tularetom Dec 2011 #1

The problem is smaller towns use the RDA as a resource to maintain roads, build parks, etc ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2011 #2

Many RDAs are frantically transferring their funds to their respective cities KamaAina Dec 2011 #3

RDA: developers dreams, hoarding the $ katty Dec 2011 #4

I'm extremely familiar with Redevelopment Agency work. JDPriestly Dec 2011 #5

In my small town, the city council agreed roody Dec 2011 #6

I am pissed about the football stadium flamingdem Dec 2011 #7

In downtown nonetheless... ellisonz Dec 2011 #8

I thought it was an agency that develops Reds. Kablooie Dec 2011 #9

State Supreme Court upholds abolition of redevelopment agencies (LA Times) petronius Dec 2011 #10

In the short term, the abolition helps the budget. In the longer term, the prospects are a bit murky Xithras Jan 2012 #11