Retail space on a prime Midtown corner is getting a lot of attention from restaurateurs after Spin Burger Bar suddenly closed there earlier this month. On Thursday, Rocklin resident Paul Singh toured the 2,800-square-foot store, where he and partners in Monsoon Indian Bar & Grill of Toronto are considering opening an Indian restaurant and bar by the same name. Many other restaurant owners have already checked out the space at 1020 16th St. Spin Burger's owner, SRO Inc., closed the restaurant's doors July 5, said commercial real estate broker Bobby Rich with Retail West. The Haines brothers, who own 33rd Street Bistro and several other area restaurants under SRO, converted a Bistro 33 at

The city of Sacramento and Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA) are working on the R Street Corridor Project – an effort to turn a 27-block-long stretch of R Street into a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood. A two-block section of R Street from 16th to 18th streets will hold the project's centerpiece, the R Street Market Plaza. Elements of the historic rail corridor and industrial warehouse district have inspired its design, which is expected to be completed in early June. The public project is intended to spur private development — creating more businesses, housing, services and jobs along the corridor. California state agencies now occupy some of R Street. The project has been design

Sacramento City Councilman Ray Tretheway has backtracked on allegations he made at a press conference Wednesday that six influential businesspeople unsuccessfully pressured him to participate in a quid pro quo situation. The Sacramento Press recorded Wednesday’s press conference and has published links to audio recordings of Tretheway’s quotes below. In a phone interview Wednesday evening with The Sacramento Press, Tretheway said he did not mean to name all six as participants. Instead, he said only one of the businesspeople — Steve Ayers — is to blame for the quid pro quo situation. Tretheway, who is running for re-election in June, said at the Wednesday press conference that he was tol

The accusations are flying at City Hall. Councilman Ray Tretheway is accusing Mayor Kevin Johnson of quid pro quo in his endorsement process, while Johnson’s Special Assistant R.E. Graswich said that Tretheway’s allegations are lies. Tretheway held a press conference Wednesday to announce that some of Johnson’s most influential supporters told him that if he voted to place a strong mayor proposal on the November ballot, then Johnson would endorse him. Johnson has endorsed Tretheway’s opponent Angelique Ashby. “Threats and quid pro quo offers may be commonplace these days,” Tretheway said, “but I want no part of it.” Tretheway named names at the press conference. He said the following

Christopher Cabaldon is at the helm of an evolving city. The West Sacramento mayor said the city should be a place where families can raise children, but also a spot where young people want to be. City leaders are taking a positive view of developing West Sacramento, he said. “We’re not one of those cities that has a no-growth faction on the City Council and a growth faction,” Cabaldon said. “Everyone believes that there’s a lot of potential. The shape and pace of growth is always a question everywhere, and that’s true in West Sacramento as well.” In one major example of West Sacramento’s growth, the City Council in February approved a 386-unit housing project that will be located in th

Sacramento’s business community has said repeatedly that former City Manager Ray Kerridge established a customer-service culture in the city’s development department. At the same time, the department is wracked with investigations into possible breaches of laws. Now that Kerridge has left the city — March 11 12 was his last day of work — how will the culture of the Community Development Department change? New leadership and the findings from an audit are two upcoming developments that may change the department. The recent resignations of Kerridge and department director Bill Thomas have created job openings. At this point, both positions are being held by interim officials. Gus Vina is i

It's a big hunk of a triangular-shaped pie. West Sacramento city officials want a large piece of a planned 12-million square foot development to move ahead. City leaders decided last week to back a 386-unit housing project that will be led by Sacramento developer Mark Friedman. Friedman’s project is part of a much larger development being planned for West Sacramento. The city plans to eventually transform a 188-acre expanse into a development project that could cover 12-million square feet, according to a Feb. 17 report written by West Sacramento city staff. The 386 homes will be built at the city’s riverfront in the Bridge District, according to the report. In the past, the Bridge Dis