We couldn’t agree more.
Contentious public issues require the leadership of the governing entity to become involved when all else fails, and one hopes this current effort proves fruitful in beginning to turn around two of the long-term blighted blocks on K Street.
Editorial: Mayor must lead to resolve K Street impasse
Fargo's response to key property owner sets stage for reviving stalled negotiatons
Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, October 3, 2007
It took far too long, but Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo finally has stepped into the K Street land swap fight.
Last week, Her Honor sent a letter to downtown business owner Moe Mohanna. In it, she accepted his request for a face-to-face meeting to help resolve the increasingly acrimonious dispute between Mohanna and the city's redevelopment agency. The dispute concerns the stalled land swap deal on the blighted 700 and 800 blocks of K.
Good. It's about time the mayor took the lead on this issue, which is crucial to downtown's future.
K Street is the vital spine that runs through the heart of downtown. From Esquire Plaza at 14th and K to the old Woolworth's building at 10th and K, there are signs that the street is beginning to come alive again: New restaurants, a nightclub and even some housing have been built either right on K or nearby. Construction has begun on a live theater complex and a boutique hotel.
But the 700 and 800 blocks remain wastelands, a drag on other parts of K Street. Those two blocks need the concentrated attention of the city's top leader.
