California Cities Shape CA Redevelopment

SANTA CRUZ – A series of boards overseeing the dissolution of local redevelopment agencies is taking shape, providing a glimpse into the next phase of California’s elimination of a program that helped build local libraries, swimming pools, streets and more. Under legislation passed last year, California’s 400 redevelopment agencies are being eliminated, saving the state…

Brightfield Programs Offer Solar Energy to Brownfield Sites

Energy Department Announces National Initiative to Redevelop Brownfields with Renewable Energy Innovative New Approach Utilizes Solar Energy To Turn Brownfields Into “Brightfields” “Incorporating solar and other renewable energy technologies into the reuse of industrial properties makes economic and environmental sense. This effort can serve as a national, even international model for the kind of development…