![]()
California Lawmakers Continue to Undermine Property Rights: Urban renewal rears its ugly head
again in the Golden State
Article
by Stephen Greenhut
California's 1940s-era urban-renewal policy, "redevelopment," is
coming back - only less so in some ways but more so in others.
California's redevelopment law
was designed to revive inner-city neighborhoods by giving city planners extra
powers to invest tax dollars and direct development decisions in areas that
were deemed to be blighted. It morphed into a financial sleight of hand,
whereby officials subsidized auto malls and hotels to divert tax revenues that
would go elsewhere.
Property-rights activists
loathed redevelopment because it gave cities an excuse to take
property via eminent domain and give it to developers who had
"better" plans for the property. Anything eyed by these agencies,
critics said, became "blight." Read the full article here
SB-1
(Redevelopment
Resurrected)
This
bill is a THREAT to Rural and Suburban property owners
Expanding
the Definition of
BLIGHT
Declares
suburban and rural
lifestyles-which it terms "inefficient land use
patterns-as "blight."
Declaring suburban and rural land use a "blight" has
appalling and stunning legal and political implications. How does it
feel to have a target on your back from these people?
Creates
mini-ABAGs (redevelopment agencies) not controlled by cities and towns.
Allows eminent domain and funding power to assemble and fund massive high
density housing projects in suburban downtowns.
WHY CARE?
If you
own property in an area that the government wants to upzone (such as property
in a PDA), they can arbitrarily take your property and put it with
others so they have enough area to develop
high
density housing near mass transit. It also provides permanent funding
for
PLAN
BAY AREA
|
Citizens
MUST oppose this law
![]() |
A blog about Marinwood-Lucas Valley and the Marin Housing Element, politics, economics and social policy. The MOST DANGEROUS BLOG in Marinwood-Lucas Valley.
Monday, August 26, 2013
The most important threat to your community from Sacramento lawmakers today
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment