The mission of redevelopment in the City of Carson is to eliminate blight in targeted areas through various efforts to improve or upgrade public and private properties and to provide programs for economic development. The Redevelopment Agency is also actively working to remediate and redevelop Brownfields sites in the city.

The Redevelopment Agency's primary source of funds is from property tax increment within the project areas. The funds are then used to provide public improvements, program support, and to provide financial incentives for private development of needed low and moderate income housing and other commercial and industrial development. By law, the Redevelopment Agency is required to use 20% of its funds for the preservation, improvement, and provision of housing for low and moderate income households. The Agency may utilize other funds through grants and special public programs to leverage its efforts.

A brief example of some recent redevelopment assisted projects include: the Home Depot project on Sepulveda and Main, the Arco Polypropylene plant, much of the city's streetscape improvements, the South Bay Pavilion Mall improvements, and many housing projects for seniors and families such as the Villagio mixed use project on Carson Street and Camino Village on Main Street.