Meanwhile, he said, “we cannot afford to be spending more than $1 billion a year on local redevelopment projects at a time when our core services - including education and public safety - are being cut.” Palmer, a spokesman with the state Finance Department. Redevelopment agencies were created by an act of the Legislature in 1945, and they can similarly be dissolved by an act of the Legislature, said H.D. Monday, members of Brown’s staff said they are confident the laws are legally sound. We are confident the courts will uphold the will of the voters.” “We must now go to the Supreme Court to uphold the voters’ will and the constitution by overturning this unconstitutional legislation. “The governor and Legislature have blatantly ignored the voters and violated the state constitution,” said Chris McKenzie, executive director of the League of California Cities, which is also participating in the suit, in a statement. “It really amounts to a theft of tax increment,” said San Jose City Attorney Rick Doyle, referring to the method of using the increases in taxes in a certain area to fund redevelopment. 15 to prevent the legislation from going into effect until the court can rule on the merits of the claims. The lawsuit, long threatened by some cities and which was filed directly in the state’s highest court in order to expedite a ruling, also asks the court to issue a stay by Aug. Jerry Brown last month as part of the state budget, are unconstitutional on two points: They violate Proposition 1A, adopted in 2004 to limit the state’s use of local funds for its own purposes, and also Proposition 22, passed by voters last fall to further safeguard local revenues against a state raid and specifically protect redevelopment funds. Our community is close to the VTA Light Rail and major commute routes on highways 87, 101, I-880, and I-280.San Jose, Union City and other supporters of the state’s 398 active redevelopment agencies filed a lawsuit Monday against the state asking the California Supreme Court to overturn two recently enacted laws that eliminate or take money away from the agencies.Īgency advocates say the laws, signed by Gov.
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