The Sacramento Press is all about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street recently to get people's opinions about The Railyards. This week's questions: 1. What do you think is going into The Railyards? 2. What would you like to see go into The Railyards? Steve Cagle, 52 Host, KVMR 89.5 FM's Blues Spectrum Woodlake Neighborhood 1. "I thought it was going to be a downtown residential and commercial area with shops and lofts, town homes, little shops and cafes." 2. "Anywhere there's an open space, you're going to see transient people and/or homeless. People on the go with nowhere to go. You can push them other places just so far, until there's nowhere to pu

The Sacramento Press provides an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street recently to get people's opinions about downtown's K Street Mall. This week's question: What would it take to get you to shop, dine or drink regularly on K Street Mall? Matt Gilliam, 34 Aspiring Filmmaker Downtown Resident "K Street, I don't go to that often at nighttime because there are unsavory-type people, scary people. There are more shops and things to do down there than there have been in the past, but it's still sketchy. I think they could put a police station there permanently, even a little kiosk-deal, so they're always there. I also think police on the light rail trains has something to

(Note to editors: The format I'm using for the identifying information has all words starting with capital letters.) The Sacramento Press hit the street recently to get people's opinions about businesses the city could use. This week's question: What businesses have you seen in another city or country that Sacramento needs, or needs more of? Ed Eriksson, 42 Information Technology Consultant Wilhaggin "Street vendors selling more street food. It'd be good in parks -- like downtown parks -- or along J Street. In Vietnam, they're everywhere. So at like 5 a.m., you can get chicken soup for 50 cents. Different kinds of food come out at different times. We need to import 400 Vietnamese wom

The Sacramento Press is about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street recently to get people's opinions about downtown's K Street Mall, which was created in 1969 when vehicles were banned from 7th to 13th streets. This week's question: Should vehicles be allowed back on K Street Mall? Satapana Buthken, 23 California Air Resources Board Student Assistant Graduate of California State University, Sacramento, North Highlands   "I frequent K Street Mall a lot. I don't think it should be opened to vehicle traffic. That section with light rail and pedestrians only -- it feels nice. Just to be able to walk around with no car traffic. It feels like a little sanctua

The Sacramento Press is all about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street recently to get people's opinions about how to make Sacramento a premiere city. This week's question: Kings fans say Sacramento needs a professional sports team to be a world-class city. What else do you think we need to reach that status?   Yolanda Benson 54, Lobbyist Elk Grove "We need to make sure we continue to support research at universities. We need research facilities and we need to do what we can to support innovation. So that probably means coming up with some sort of economic development strategy that goes after those high-tech jobs. We have aerospace. We need to work aroun

The Sacramento Press is all about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street recently to get people's opinions about Second Saturday. This week's question: What do you like about Second Saturday and what would you change?   Alice Popejoy, 22 Recent Graduate, Hamilton College Curtis Park What do you like? "Before I went away to college, Second Saturday wasn't much — a few people walking around looking at art galleries. Now it just seems like there's so much youth and music and people out enjoying the new restaurants in Sacramento. It's just great to see people outside." What would you change? "I'd probably block off the streets so there wouldn't be any cars, b

The Sacramento Press is all about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We recently hit the street to get people's comments on how they're coping with the recession. This week's question: How has the continued recession affected your spending habits? What are you buying and what are you not buying right now?   Regina LaFitte, 45 Analyst, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Elk Grove Resident "We're not going out as much. Most days, I bring my lunch. We get the essentials -- that's about it. I have a daughter who's in college. With the (student aid) cuts in education, I'm really feeling that one. As a state worker, we're doing a two-day furlough each mo

The Sacramento Press is all about providing an outlet for everyone in the community. We hit the street to get people's opinions about development in our town. We welcome your suggestions for future "Street Interview" questions. This week's question: New development is happening on the city’s downtown riverfront. What businesses or public amenities would draw you there?   Santiago Rosales, 21 Sacramento City College Student Sacramento Resident Somewhere you could go on a bike and enjoy the scenery, and more restaurants. So whoever wants to go on a bike ride could stop, relax and enjoy the scenery a little. I'd rather see more development with businesses, to employ people, so we can get