Back again
OK, I know it's been a long, pleasant time but I am going to start posting again. Like I mentioned earlier, I will probably not post everyday. But you can once again come here to find my opinions, opinions based on limited fact-checking and spur-of the-moment emotion.
Today I'd like to lash out at the city leaders in Sacramento. For too long they have failed in their roles as leaders in terms of making Sacramento a world-class city. The city's "champion", mayor Fargo, talks the talk but...you know the rest.
Here are the key areas where the city leaders are failing:
First, the arena debacle. Yes, I understand many people in the area don't want to even partially help fund an arena. Too bad for you, I say. As a city leader, your job is to do what is best not only for the people but for the city. A new arena is a must. But Fargo and the city council have caved in to the whining by Sacramento-area residents. Everyone opposed to the arena being publicly funded is living with a second class mentality and show little civic pride. So, the city leaders leave the arena plan to the Sheriff? Pathetic. Show some leadership[ and convince people why a new arean must be built.
Second, the riverfront. For years the promise has been a vibrant riverfront a la San Antonio. What do we have today? A water intake facility. Granted, it is a helluva a nice one, but not a place I'd like to spend an evening. Why the Sacramento river is not lined by retail and residential is a no mystery, it's a tribute to a lack of vision by our leaders.
Third, the city made no effort, even symbolicly, to try and get teh Oakland A's to relocate here. The A's are unhappy in Oakland and the fan base here would be terrific. To be fair, though, many residents would probably complain that it may cost them 10 cents here and there if a stadium were to built. But again, that attitude goes back to our leaders failing to instill pride in area residents.
Lastly, a slew of new high-rises are being proposed in downtown and mayor Fargo actaully said that she wonders how high is too high to build. It is that kind of short sightedness that will forver keep Sacramento in the second-class city category. The city must start approving the projects immediately. The approval process in Sacramento is badly broken and must be reformed. And, screw the historic value of the burnt-out hellholes on K. Street. The city must enact eminant domain and destroy those "historic" bum havens.
That is all for now. If you agree please write your city council member and demand they start bringing more than endless tract housing to Sacramento. If you disagree, you need to re-evaluate why you have no civic pride.
For fun, here are some projects that are proposed for Sacramento.
International Asian trade center:
The Towers on Capitol Mall
A tower by Daniel Libeskind (of the new WTC desing in NY)
Today I'd like to lash out at the city leaders in Sacramento. For too long they have failed in their roles as leaders in terms of making Sacramento a world-class city. The city's "champion", mayor Fargo, talks the talk but...you know the rest.
Here are the key areas where the city leaders are failing:
First, the arena debacle. Yes, I understand many people in the area don't want to even partially help fund an arena. Too bad for you, I say. As a city leader, your job is to do what is best not only for the people but for the city. A new arena is a must. But Fargo and the city council have caved in to the whining by Sacramento-area residents. Everyone opposed to the arena being publicly funded is living with a second class mentality and show little civic pride. So, the city leaders leave the arena plan to the Sheriff? Pathetic. Show some leadership[ and convince people why a new arean must be built.
Second, the riverfront. For years the promise has been a vibrant riverfront a la San Antonio. What do we have today? A water intake facility. Granted, it is a helluva a nice one, but not a place I'd like to spend an evening. Why the Sacramento river is not lined by retail and residential is a no mystery, it's a tribute to a lack of vision by our leaders.
Third, the city made no effort, even symbolicly, to try and get teh Oakland A's to relocate here. The A's are unhappy in Oakland and the fan base here would be terrific. To be fair, though, many residents would probably complain that it may cost them 10 cents here and there if a stadium were to built. But again, that attitude goes back to our leaders failing to instill pride in area residents.
Lastly, a slew of new high-rises are being proposed in downtown and mayor Fargo actaully said that she wonders how high is too high to build. It is that kind of short sightedness that will forver keep Sacramento in the second-class city category. The city must start approving the projects immediately. The approval process in Sacramento is badly broken and must be reformed. And, screw the historic value of the burnt-out hellholes on K. Street. The city must enact eminant domain and destroy those "historic" bum havens.
That is all for now. If you agree please write your city council member and demand they start bringing more than endless tract housing to Sacramento. If you disagree, you need to re-evaluate why you have no civic pride.
For fun, here are some projects that are proposed for Sacramento.
International Asian trade center:
The Towers on Capitol Mall
A tower by Daniel Libeskind (of the new WTC desing in NY)
posted by thewrongblog at 10:14 AM
1 Comments:
While I agree with you, whole heartedly, on the fact that we need to drag Sacramento up the ladder of civic decency. There are a couple of things that always prevent it from happening. Hippies living in downtown are being priced out because they don't hold down high paying jobs. They are a vocal minority, and as we have seen in the past, vocal minorities apparently hold more sway than the majority. People are short sighted when it comes to the future of this city. That's why I think you and I should run for public office. Our slogan can be " A chicken in every pot, and a stripper in every lap"
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