SCANPH Exec. Dir. Paul Zimmerman speaking on the CRA-takes with LA Mayor Villaraigosa and LA/CRA Chief Executive Officer Cecilia V. Estolano
California's communities face take-away of $1.7 billion in community redevelopment funding, putting thousands of construction jobs at risk
The California Legislature is planning to seize $1.7 billion from redevelopment agencies this year to fix the state budget deficit. Redevelopment projects are needed now, more than ever, to build affordable housing, expand businesses, create new jobs and improve the quality of life for our state's families and children.
At a Los Angeles press conference hosted by LA/CRA, over a dozen SCANPH member organizations including affordable home builders and banks and lenders came out to support the efforts to oppose the state's take away from community redevelopment. SCANPH Director Paul Zimmerman spoke of SCANPH's opposition. SCANPH members are making a difference as close to 800 faxes and emails have already been sent in the past few days to close to 60 state legislators and the Governor! We need to keep it going!
This gutting of the CRA budgets across California will mean that we will not be able to complete millions of dollars of redevelopment projects including developing and building affordable homes, resulting in a loss of thousands of construction jobs and a loss of hundreds of million dollars in private investment coming into your neighborhoods.
This seizure of redevelopment funds will have a significant negative impact on our communities ability to complete affordable homes that are underway or to start new projects.
This loss of funds could eliminate business incentive programs where plans exist for new, family-supporting jobs in green manufacturing. Business, commercial and industrial assistance will also be drastically reduced and/or eliminated. The state budget should not be balanced by taking money away from the communities who most need economic assistance during the economic recession.
Take action today in the SCANPH ACTION CENTER to stop the cuts!
Take Action on on redevelopment and help protect housing funds now!
In continuing efforts to increase access to supportive housing for high utilizers of public health resources, and maximize the efficient use of scarce public resources, City and County Departments issued the first collaborative Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) last month.
