abc 7's christina rusk has more. >> the governor laid down a gauntlet last week when he proposed vaporrising redevelopment agencies by eliminating $1.7 billion in funding. the city mobilized quickly and called a special meeting. you don't go against the governor in the state of california in a process of warfare but i think what we came up with was a sound strategy to move our project forward. >> any redevelopment money already committed to a contract can't be taken away. fremont's preemptive strike monday night commits $121 million to six projects already in the works. the bulk of the money $1.8 million is to build the irvington bart station. that has been in development two years and is something that will benefit the entire region. there are 398 active redevelopment agencies around the state. a handful of them including fremont have already taken emergency action and many more are in the process. san jose which has one of the largest redevelopment agencies in the country just announced its own emergency session to be held late wednesday afternoon. at the same time, there are rumors

abc 7's christina rusk has more. >> the will have laid down a gauntlet last week when he proposed vapor redevelopment agencies by eliminating $1.7 billion in funding. fremont city manager fred diaz says the city mobilized quickly and called a special meeting. >> you don't go against the governor in the state of california in a process of warfare but i think what we came up with was a sound strategy to move our projects forward. >> the legal maneuver is based on the idea any redevelopment money already committed to a contract can't be taken away. fremont's preemptive strike monday night commits $121 million to six projects already in the works. the bulk of the money, $108 million, is to build the irvington bart station. that transit project has been in development two years and something that will benefit the entire region. there are 398 active redevelopment agencies around the state. a handful of them including fremont have already taken emergency action and many more are in the process. san jose which has one of the largest redevelopment agencies in the country just announced its own e

okay, i can do 2011. >> in sunnyvale christina rusk, abc 7 news. >> a lot of celebrating overnight and new year's eve isn't the only reason to party in san francisco. those working so hard to bring america's cup here are celebrating victory. the most prestigious yacht race is coming to the bay area. it's a big deal. but as lisa amin gulezian, critics believe it's also a bad deal. >> the world's oldest sports trophy arrived in san francisco in february. ten months later, the city that's held the cup has learned it will host the next race in 2013. >> the work really begins. and that is fulfilling the commitments we made in the post-city agreement doing the work that needs to be done. >> here are the deal's details. race organizers will pay the city $55 million for use of eight piers. they'll get to use piers 30 and 32 for 56 years. san francisco meantime will spend $35 million. half will come from the general fund to pay for services during the race. all permits and taxes. and millions more will be spent on a viewing section for fans at pier 27. conservative groups like san francisco's r

as abc 7's christina rusk reports, it's an important milestone in the economic recovery. >> before youait in that long line to buy a lottery ticket, this man says you should do your homework. richard is a self-described lottery expert with a pretty impressive resume. he's won seven jackpots. that's more than a million dollars. he even wrote the book "learn how to increase your chances of winning the lottery." >> i started coming up with ideas. some of them worked. >> that's the wrong piece. that's about playing the megamillion lottery and your chances of winning. we're going to show you that a little later. new year's eve, this is the only reason to party in san francisco and the bay area. those who worked so hard to bring america's cup here are celebrating a big victory. the world's most prestigious yacht race is coming to the bay area. lisa amin gulezian reports critics believe it's also a bad deal. the world's oldest sports trophy arrived in san francisco in february. ten months later, the city that held the cup has learned it will host the next race in 2013. >> the work really begi