What It Is. What Can Be Done.

A Report to the People of California

August 1998

Second Edition

Redevelopment: The Unknown Government, is published by Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform (MORR), through a grant from the Fieldstead Institute, Irvine, CA.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Director:

Chris Norby

City Councilman, City of Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

714-871-9756

Associates:

Sherry Curtis

Consultant, Paul Gann's Citizens Committee

Sacramento, CA

209-754-4530

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Ruth Gilson

City Councilwoman, City of Bellflower

Bellflower, CA

562-866-1998

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Jean Heinl

Californians United for Redevelopment Education (CURE)

South Gate, CA

213-567-6737

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Douglas Kaplan

School Board Member, Pajaro Valley U.S.D.

Watsonville, CA

831-476-3627

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Dr. Ralph Shaffer

Member, Los Angeles County Grand Jury, 1993/94

Chair, Grand Jury Subcommittee on Redevelopment

Professor of History (Ret.), Cal Poly Pomona

Covina, CA

626-966-4304

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Christopher Sutton, Attorney-at-Law

Pasadena, CA

626-683-2500

Illustrations by Dan Minamide

714-992-0848

Redevelopment: The Unknown Government Original Edition

First Printing: October 1996

Second Printing: May 1997

Second Edition, Third Printing: August 1998

Any part of this book may be reprinted for public education purpose

For additional copies, call, write or Fax:

Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform (MORR)

214 N. Yale Ave.

Fullerton, CA 92831

714-871-9756 Fax: 714-992-6627

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Web Page: www.redevelopment.com

Table Of Contents: http://www.redevelopment.com/norby/toc.htm

Preface to the Second Edition

The Unknown Government

Blight Makes Right

Tax Increment Diversion

Table I, Property Tax Increment as a Percentage of Total Property Tax Revenues statewide

Debt: Play Now, Pay Later

Table II, Total Redevelopment Indebtedness Statewide

Table III, Top 10 Cities by Total Redevelopment Indebtedness

Table IV, Top 10 Per-Capita Redevelopment Indebtedness by City Corporate Welfare

Predatory Redevelopment: Sales Tax Shell Game

The Myth Of Economic Development

Table V, Per-Capita Income Growth Redevelopment vs. Non-Redevelopment

Table VI, Personal Income Growth Comparison Between Cities With and Without Redevelopment

Eminent Domain For Private Gain

The Redevelopment Establishment

What You Can Do

Reclaiming Redevelopment Revenue

Table VII, Annual Revenue Gains by Public Entity

Table VIII, Current Per-Student Expenditures (1996-97)

Table IX, Pre-Student Expenditures, with Restored Property Taxes

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