Redevelopment is a process created by California State law to assist city and county governments in eliminating blight from designated areas and to attract development, reconstruction and rehabilitation of deteriorated urban settings. Redevelopment has proven to be one of the most effective ways to breathe new life into areas plagued by social, physical, environmental and economic conditions which act as barriers to new investment by private enterprise. 

Through the redevelopment process, designated project areas receive focused attention and financial investment to reverse deteriorating trends, create jobs, revitalize the business climate, rehabilitate and add to the housing stock, and gain active participation and investment by citizens that would not otherwise occur.

The City of Stockton Redevelopment Agency was formed in 1955. The City Councilmembers are the government board for the Redevelopment Agency.  Our Agency has formed eight separate Redevelopment Areas, but has merged four of the smaller areas into the project areas that surround them. Two new project areas have recently been added, North Stockton and Rough & Ready Island, giving Stockton a total of six Redevelopment Project Areas.

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