This guest post was authored by Melanie L. Chaney.
Since the California Supreme Court issued its ruling at the end of last month upholding the 2011 statute (AB 1X 26) that eliminated redevelopment agencies (RDAs) throughout the State as of February 1, 2012, we have received many questions about the impact this
The California Supreme Court issued a ruling upholding a law that eliminated redevelopment agencies throughout the State. This closely watched lawsuit stemmed from two measures passed by the Legislature last summer to help close California’s budget deficit. The first measure eliminated more than 400 redevelopment agencies that were funded by property tax dollars. The second