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About CRA/LA
Facts At A Glance
  1. The CRA/LA was established by resolution of the Los Angeles City Council in 1948 pursuant to Community Redevelopment Law of the State of California (§§33000 et. Seq. of the Health and Safety Code).

  2. The law specifically mandates that redevelopment agencies act to retain and expand the affordable housing stock.  The law requires 20% of the revenues accruing to a redevelopment agency be set aside for affortable housing.  CRA/LA has increased its contribution to 25% in projects adopted after January 1, 1994.

  3. Currently CRA/LA manages 32 redevelopment project areas and three revitalization projects in seven regions throughout Los Angeles:
  1. Eastside
  2. East Valley
  3. Downtown
  4. Hollywood & Central
  5. L.A. Harbor
  6. South Los Angeles
  7. West Valley


 

 
About CRA/LA

Who We Are
For more than half a century the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) has been Los Angeles' public partner in housing, commercial, neighborhood and economic development

What We Do
The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA/LA) of the City of Los Angeles is a public agency established to attract private investment into economically depressed communities, eliminate slums, abandoned or unsafe properties, and blight throughout Los Angeles.

Commissioners
A Board of seven Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council oversees the CRA/LA. An Administrator appointed by the Board directs the staff.  Under an “Oversight Ordinance,” adopted in 1991, every action of the CRA/LA is subject to City Council approval.

Management Team
The management team includes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). It also includes seven regional administrators and selected department directors.

Organization Overview 
City Council approved the CRA/LA Reorganization plan on September 28, 2004.  This section includes copy of the chart showing new organizational structure.

Management Priorities
The CRA/LA has identified a number of important management initiatives and policies that we intend to pursue this year in addition to our priority development projects.

Financial Report 
CRA/LA revenues come from property “tax increment,” a portion of the property taxes collected in a redevelopment project following the date of project adoption.  A copy of the Agency's most recent audited financial statement can be downloaded from this page.