Thursday, January 9, 2025

Coronado turns the tables on taxes

CORONADO — Yes, that’s an Italian colonnade in front of City Hall. Yes, a bayfront promenade has been dressed up and the reading room in the town library is lined with tasteful, Mission-style furniture.

And the people of Coronado are supposed to apologize?

Redevelopment is a sensitive subject these days, and perhaps nowhere more in San Diego County than within this sparkling island of a city.

With Gov. Jerry Brown pressing for the abolishment of redevelopment agencies, state Controller John Chiang is analyzing the city — along with 17 others statewide — to determine if its urban renewal arm is an engine of economic growth or a scam (his word, not ours).

Read the entire Union Tribune article here.



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