The diversion of all increases in property tax to the
Redevelopment Agency from the schools, general fund, etc.
The yellow is the amount of property taxes being paid in the redevelopment area before it became a redevelopment area this never changes. The increase in 2004-05 is the addition of more land to the redevelopment area-not an increase in tax revenue. The orange shows the increases caused by redevelopment activity (taking properties by eminent domain and building new things taxed at higher value or normal increases caused by re-evaluation upon sale or upgrade of a property). All of orange went to redevelopment agency and NOT to General Fund. It could not be spent by law on General Fund expenses such as maintenance, fire, police, libraries, etc.