We all know that government programs never go away and even the highly publicized layoffs for government employees usually involve not filling vacant positions. But after the California state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the elimination of redevelopment agencies, as explained here in my City Journal California article, it seems likely that RDAs will have to slash staff once their February deadline arrives. The new successor agencies will have only limited authority to dispose of existing debt, so most RDA employees will have nothing to do. Of course, Democratic leaders have introduced a new bill that would extend the deadline and the crony capitalist community is busy pushing new ways to revive redevelopment in some limited format, although it's anyone's guess how they would fund them. For now, RDA employees are scurrying for new jobs in other agencies.
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