Avila Elected Permanent Administrator of CRA
The Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency’s Board of Commissioners on Thursday elected Edward J. Avila to be permanent administrator of the nation’s largest urban renewal agency.
Avila, 48, who had served as interim administrator for the past six months, was chosen after a three-month nationwide search by the city’s personnel department, city officials said. He replaces John Tuite, who headed the agency for four years until he was pressured into retirement last December amid charges that the CRA favored downtown redevelopment and neglected homeowners, small business and the homeless.
Avila’s appointment is expected to be confirmed by the City Council before the end of the month.
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