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Alhambra church loses money from city's redevelopment confusion

ALHAMBRA - All Souls Church has become the latest casualty of the redevelopment debacle, losing key revenue after the city stopped paying the lease for a used car lot on church property.Alhambra is now waiting for approval from the State Board of Equalization that would allow it to transfer the lease from the redevelopment agency to the city so it can start paying again."I don't think the legislators realized in a million years all the problems they were going to cause with this assembly bill,"…See More
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City, schools urge county to change redevelopment re-allocation

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J.M. BROWN - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Posted:   05/15/2012 09:41:20 PM PDT
Updated:   05/16/2012 08:25:39 AM PDT

SANTA CRUZ - Last month, city officials and school district leaders were in sharp disagreement about former redevelopment dollars.Santa Cruz City Schools objected to an agreement forged between the city and its redevelopment agency designed to pave the way for projects put in motion before the…See More
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Title Insurance

I am curious whether anyone has been able to obtain a title policy for acquisition of property that was once owned by the Redevelopment Agency and subsequently trasnferred to the City.  Our DDA is on…Continue

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Started by Lillian Henegar in AB 1X 26 Mar 26.

Oversight Board Agenda

Trying to prepare for my oversight board meeting (even though L.A. County hasn't appointed anyone yet...).  I've got an idea what my agenda will look like, but would love to see others.  Anyone…Continue

Started by Aldo E. Schindler in AB 1X 26 Mar 23.

AB 1585 March 23 Update

The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted, 11-3, yesterday (March 22) to pass AB 1585 out and sent it to the Assembly Floor.  It has appeared in the “second reading file” for Monday March 26.  It…Continue

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Alhambra church loses money from city's redevelopment confusion

ALHAMBRA - All Souls Church has become the latest casualty of the redevelopment debacle, losing key revenue after the city stopped paying the lease for a used car lot on church property.

Alhambra is now waiting for approval from the State Board of Equalization that would allow it to transfer the lease from the redevelopment agency to the city so it can start paying again.

"I don't think the legislators realized in a million years all the problems they were going to cause with…

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Posted by Jeff Freitas on May 24, 2012 at 4:23pm

City, schools urge county to change redevelopment re-allocation

Updated:   05/16/2012 08:25:39 AM PDT




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Posted by Jeff Freitas on May 16, 2012 at 4:13pm

Oxnard redevelopment debt schedule approved

The board overseeing the dissolution of Oxnard's redevelopment agency narrowly voted Wednesday to accept $750 million in potential debts for projects the agency could finish before it disbands.

Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/may/09/officials-approve-last-of-redevelopment-projects

Posted by Jeff Freitas on May 10, 2012 at 3:17pm

Dividing the Redevelopment Spoils

Efforts to divide what’s left of the City of Santa Barbara’s Redevelopment Agency cash on hand — about $28 million — sparked intense disagreements between city representatives and their county counterparts on the seven-member ad hoc oversight committee. Rejected out of hand was the $14 million City Hall had hoped to set aside for a new police station, but that was expected. More troubling to city reps was the 5-to-2 Oversight Committee vote that they’d have to pay back the $350,000…

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Posted by Jeff Freitas on May 10, 2012 at 3:14pm

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