Will the Pass-Through Agreement Die with the End of Redevelopment?
Answer Depends on Whom You Ask
There is no simple and straightforward answer to the question of what happens to the pass-through agreement, now that redevelopment is on the brink of extinction in California. What appears clear, at least for right now, is that the county needs the money the city passes through to them through the redevelopment agency, and at least the current majority on the Board of Supervisors is opposed to developing between cities.
As of February 1, all assets and liabilities of an RDA will revert to a legally-designated Successor Agency. Davis recently voted to become the Successor Agency to its RDA.
Angry Response From Public Employees to the Governor’s Plan
Move Puts Further Pressure on CalPERS to Do Likewise
It is early but if Deputy DA Clinton Parish thought that Judge Dan Maguire was vulnerable, he may be sorely mistaken. The judge has surged out to a tremendous monetary advantage – holding a nearly 5 to 1 advantage in contributions, an advantage that narrows only slightly on a percentage basis by the fact that both men have dumped their own money into the race as well.
Last week the Davis school board acknowledged that it was dealing with another 3.5 million dollar deficit which will likely result in further cuts to programs, possibly a shorter school year, despite the fact that Measure C is on the ballot.
Filing Disclosure Gives Answer To Perpetual Question As to Who Bankrolled the Referendum Drive
If the smart money is that Dan Wolk is the odds-on favorite to finish first and become the next Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Davis, it was dealt no blow by the initial filing statements filed on Tuesday, indicating that Dan Wolk has a huge lead over the two other candidates that filed financial forms in the 2012 Davis City Council Election.
The January 31 filing deadline was the unofficial first major marker on the calendar. So far, we have four candidates who have announced – the three incumbents Sue Greenwald, Stephen Souza and Dan Wolk are joined by Brett Lee, as the first announced challenger. We have heard rumblings of additional candidates, but this is all that filed paperwork on Tuesday and all that have formally announced.
Former Davis Mayor Ann Evans has sent a letter to the city, lobbying them to “rise to the occasion and direct your staff accordingly. There is so much to be done on your watch, but affordable housing availability is not the least of those important items.”