CRA's final day

Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to dissolve redevelopment agencies statewide takes effect today, but the 192 employees of L.A.'s agency were told to still show up for work - they'll just get their paychecks from a different source. Daily News

Instead of drawing their pay from the city, workers with the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles will be paid by the state as part of a complicated system designed to wind down operations at the 67-year-old program.

With billions of dollars in statewide redevelopment projects at stake, the process is expected to be fraught with legal and budgetary challenges.