Property Rights Group Urges Brown To Veto Redevelopment 2.0
“An influential property rights group has released a new radio ad campaign urging Governor Jerry Brown to veto three bills that would bring back California’s abusive redevelopment agencies.
The California Alliance to Protect Private Property Rights, which praised Brown’s previous effort to abolish redevelopment agencies in California, is hoping to block a trio of redevelopment bills – SB 628, AB 2280, and AB 229. The legislative package, property rights advocates fear, would bring back redevelopment’s worst components: eminent domain abuses and taxpayer-funded corporate handouts.
“Since redevelopment’s abolishment in 2011, the Redevelopment Lobby has been advocating for a replacement that would bring politically connected developers back to the public money trough,” said Nick Mirman, a grassroots activist with the Alliance. “If signed, these redevelopment bills will invite a return to the era of rampant eminent domain abuse and corporate welfare.””
Hrabe, John. Fox and Hounds Daily 30 September 2014.