The North Franklin District Business Association has a complex task on its hands, as detailed in Cosmo Garvin’s latest SNR feature, Mmm, Mmm Good? On the rise and Fall (and rise and fall, again) of an original Sacramento suburb. Essentially fundless, NFDBA director Marti Brown has teamed up with UC Davis sociologist Jesus Hernandez to bootstrap some revitalization and reconnect the South Sacramento neighborhood to the rest of the city. It would appear the odds are not in their favor – based on a number of factors, including: The light rail stop at 47th drops passengers off at the now almost wholly abandoned Campbell soup plant, with no bus transport and a long (often sidewalk-less) walk to anywhere worth going. As part of a 1993 deal to keep the Campbell plant from relocating,
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 17:14:43 +0000
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