Comments on: Initiative would revive redevelopment agencies

By: Really?

Really? — Mon, 26 May 2014 20:13:43 +0000

People, by “socialist” I hope you mean capitalist!?!? This is about opening new markets through gentrification- that is NOT a socialist agenda by “government”, it is a logical extension of plutocracy and corporate welfare. Better jobs and development initiatives are possible, and that requires real public processes and PUBLIC investment where the voice of local people is paramount. Public investment creates jobs, widens the impact of ‘development,’ and improves economic growth far greater that corporate contracts. Governments need to invest in wages, social services and give small local groups the incentives to invest in their future. The easy way out will prove the worst for our community!

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 04:10:27 +0000

City planners and inspectors have to abide by the same regulations for Redevelopment projects as for non-redevelopment projects. Nothing would have gotten done in my area without Redevelopment, because the City-Business partnership is necessary to carry everything out and provide the necessary funding. I personally don’t have a problem with people making money, wherever they work, as long as everything is legal. If they don’t bring back Redevelopment they will have to find an alternative, because without something to bring back the jobs, the cities will go bankrupt. The loss of Redevelopment was just one factor that helped push San Bernardino over the edge.

By: Dancquill

Dancquill — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:04:31 +0000

In reply to Leotis Ahmad Jones. RDA's are an insider game that benefits the power of the city in that nothing big generally can get done with all the regulations, fees and permits necessary but the city planners and pols can go around all the crap they have laid in front of the rest of us, Not Connected, wanna be "upstart" builders. The RDA sanctifies the political bureaucrats and the insider builders corporations collusion. Our rotten economy and job environment is largely the result of pols and bureaucrats.. taxes and regs. I say, deal with THAT.

By: Leotis Ahmad Jones

Leotis Ahmad Jones — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:16:15 +0000

Redevelopment big scam for the rich, loved by superdumb supporters.Redevelopment means no development without redevelopment. Ban it.

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 04:44:54 +0000

Read my post again Rex. You will see that I was extolling my Costco, which was made possible by RDA. I have been to Coronado several times. It is a navy town–nothing compared to Bel Air, Holmby Hills and San Marino. Have BA, HH, and SM been doing developments with RDA?

I don’t even know yet, whether or not I would support this particular initiative. I would need to know all the details first.

In the meantime, I live in an area that has been devastated by the abolishment of RDA, in that thousands of people have lost their jobs. There needs to be a solution for that.

By: Rex the Wonder Dog!

Rex the Wonder Dog! — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:08:27 +0000

Any City, no matter how rich it is, is susceptible to blight.

There is not ONE SQUARE FOOT of Coronado that has blight. You obviously have never been there.

I bet you claim Bel Air, Holmby Hills and San Marino have blight too.

By: Rex the Wonder Dog!

Rex the Wonder Dog! — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:06:24 +0000

In reply to SeeSaw. You have "A" Costco, good for you. Your BS claim was that COSTCO, not your ONE Costco, was due to RDA. RDA's are a scam and they are GONE. Bye Bye.

By: Rex the Wonder Dog!

Rex the Wonder Dog! — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 01:03:24 +0000

In reply to Queeg. OMG, the stars have aligned, I am in agreement with a Teddy Steals sock puppet account :)

By: Bill Gore

Bill Gore — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 23:41:25 +0000

In reply to Rex the Wonder Dog!.

My former community of Allied Gardens in San Diego was declared ‘blighted’ based on some graffiti on a dumpster behind an Albertsons. In the loading area. The local RDA then had a “charette” planning meeting to which they invited carefully selected ‘stakeholders’. At the charette it was decided that there was a ‘nexus’ between the blighted Allied Gardens area and the blighted downtown RDA, which was about 3 yards wide and 12 miles long, and extended the length of the San Diego Trolley, from Allied Gardens to downtown San Diego. Based on this nexus it was decided to transfer the tax increment from Allied Gardens RDA to downtown, for improvements to streets, etc. Conicidentally, some big developers were planning new mega hotels in that area. This crap with the RDA’s is just a HUGE scam and it just goes on and on.

By: SeeSaw

SeeSaw — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:12:16 +0000

I beg your pardon! We have a Costo because of Redevelopment. Without it, we would have a city block of dilapidated, empty, strip mall stores. My city has many other improvements that were made possible due to Redevelopment. Any City, no matter how rich it is, is susceptible to blight. You don’t know what you are talking about–you can put your pipe down!