http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/24/council-asked-to-oppose-browns-proposal-to-ax-redevelopment-agencies/ Enlightening La Jolla since 1913 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/24/council-asked-to-oppose-browns-proposal-to-ax-redevelopment-agencies/#comment-58004 christine Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:00:58 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=33757#comment-58004 The City Council is also very very tight w/ these "affordable housing" developers even though they dont acually provide any affordable housing. Look at Todd Glorias list of contributors. There is a reason all these private developers suddenly care about "affordable housing", because in this market it is like winning the lottery to get millions to build their projects. Then they dont even have to worry about selling them. Stop believing the redevelopment rhetoric. It is the biggest scam ever. The money should be being used to rehabilitate all these old buildings not throw them away. The LA Tmes recently did an article about how in the last 10 years we have spent BILLIONS on affordable housing and have not seen a single new unit of it. If we dont stop it now we will lose every last historic resource we have left. They are all on the chopping block. Look what has happened to North Park. The City Council is also very very tight w/ these "affordable housing" developers even though they dont acually provide any affordable housing. Look at Todd Glorias list of contributors. There is a reason all these private developers suddenly care about "affordable housing", because in this market it is like winning the lottery to get millions to build their projects. Then they dont even have to worry about selling them. Stop believing the redevelopment rhetoric. It is the biggest scam ever. The money should be being used to rehabilitate all these old buildings not throw them away. The LA Tmes recently did an article about how in the last 10 years we have spent BILLIONS on affordable housing and have not seen a single new unit of it. If we dont stop it now we will lose every last historic resource we have left. They are all on the chopping block. Look what has happened to North Park.

]]> http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/01/24/council-asked-to-oppose-browns-proposal-to-ax-redevelopment-agencies/#comment-58002 christine Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:54:57 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=33757#comment-58002 Support Browns decision to axe redevelopment agencies. They theoretically are a good idea but the money is doing MUCH MORE damage than good. They are absolutely DESTROYING every last historic structure we have and they do not have the same rules so they can essentially tear down everything they want. They destroyed a beautiful and rare art deco building at 30th and el cajon and replaced it w/ a mockery of the art deco style. Next on the chopping block is a rare salt box building at Florida and el cajon. There are only 2 of them in San Diego. Another redevelopment project recently destroyed 12 lovely original craftsmans on Florida street. These developers get millions of your money to destroy these buildings and then circumvent even the requirement for affordable housing by providing "moderate" rate housing which is actually "market rate" housing. And its all across the state. Berekley is set to be demolished w/ redevelopment funds and replaced w/ the same stucco Walmart garbage condos you see everywhere. Support Browns decision to axe redevelopment agencies. They theoretically are a good idea but the money is doing MUCH MORE damage than good. They are absolutely DESTROYING every last historic structure we have and they do not have the same rules so they can essentially tear down everything they want. They destroyed a beautiful and rare art deco building at 30th and el cajon and replaced it w/ a mockery of the art deco style. Next on the chopping block is a rare salt box building at Florida and el cajon. There are only 2 of them in San Diego. Another redevelopment project recently destroyed 12 lovely original craftsmans on Florida street. These developers get millions of your money to destroy these buildings and then circumvent even the requirement for affordable housing by providing "moderate" rate housing which is actually "market rate" housing. And its all across the state. Berekley is set to be demolished w/ redevelopment funds and replaced w/ the same stucco Walmart garbage condos you see everywhere.

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