The Sacramento Planning Commission on Thursday applauded a development team's plan for the 700 block of K Street. D & S Development, Inc., and CFY Development Inc. – led by David Miry and his son, Bay Miry, and Cyrus Youssefi and his son, Ali Youssefi – propose a mix of adaptive reuse and new construction for the south side of the block. Since it was introduced, the plan has grown to incorporate Sacramento's historic underground and plenty of outdoor living space, while keeping its residential component smaller and less expensive. The project would also restore historic building façades to help preserve the legacy of K Street, which was once the thriving heart of the city. The plan call

A local foundation wants to create a program to allow public guided tours of Old Sacramento’s underground sidewalks. The Historic Old Sacramento Foundation is pitching the idea to the City Council Tuesday. The City Council will decide whether the city should loan the foundation $185,000 to start the program. “The tours will be high-quality presentations drawn from extensive original historic research,” according to a report from the Center for Sacramento History. “No two tours will be identical.” The tour program, which would be held on summer weekends, would be a tourist attraction and a boon for Old Sacramento, the report says. Read the proposal for the tour program here.   Kathlee