Brown plan to end CRAs draws heat

Jerry Brown's call to end community redevelopment agencies could trigger a prolonged battle this budget season that might pit the newly elected governor and local school districts against city halls and business groups. Daily News

While it's not exactly clear how closing down the agencies will affect school districts, Brown wants to transfer tax dollars destined for CRAs to school districts and counties.

The governor thinks closing down CRAs - designed to improve blighted areas of cities by offering developers property tax incentives - could bring the state an extra $1 billion a year.