Of course, the Sacramento city council passed it. We all can clearly see that Old Sacramento is the epitome of success and just how many of these city-backed endeavors have turned out so well. OK IF in a year it's clear that the underground tours have become a roaring success I will gladly eat crow but what will you William and Abe do if they have not? I really could care less if some private agency wants to front the money but not my tax dollars. I'm not opposed to paying taxes for things I think will benefit the people of Sacramento. Since a lot of the business owners in Old Sacramento don't even live in this town and since so few city residents visit Old Sacramento regularly, I really don't think it would be money wisely spent. That's just my opinion.I'm sorry if I have different standards and expectations. Maybe it comes from having lived and travelled extensively outside of the USA. I just think we can do better than always looking at what other cities done. And no sorry Seattle did not copy us as we don't have an underground tours now. And Honest Abe your poetic name calling is ridiculous.You don't know me at all.

For several years now I have enjoyed an impromptu snack from rougue cooks (and not just tamale vendors).* While in San Francisco the other day I experienced the black market gourmet vendor who had tweeted her location, pulled up a van, popped up the side and suddenly a crowd appeared..in a few minutes she had sold out .. all done and life went back to "normal". I loved the food and spontaneity of it all AND it did NOT stop me from shopping or dining in the nearby "brick and mortar", tax paying, licensed shops and restaurants. If anything it made me want to hang out in the neighborhood longer. As a small business owner I understand resenting those who don't have overhead and don't 'play by the rules' On the other hand I'm not so shortsighted as to not see the benefits of such operations. *BTW just like San Francisco was serving great rich tasting coffee long before Seattle's Starbucks became a household name, the rest of world also has been doing the street vending thing long before the folks in the Pacific Northwest somehow got all the credit for 'discovering" it. Having lived in Southeast Asia I really miss the great street food.

Still misses the point in my opinion. More copy-cat, "been-done" tourist attractions is not what OS needs. We need to focus our energy and money on integrating the historical district back into the everyday life of the city. I hate to sound like a negative person all the time, cuz I'm really not, but this type of Valley Vision/Sac Think seems seems sad and provincial.

Old Sacramento's problem is not a lack of 'attractions' but it's lack attractiveness to locals. It's a down-at-heel and dated place that needs to start appealing to the people who live close by and can visit it on a daily/weekly basis. Until it does that - it will we not live up to it's potential.

Old Sacramento underground would be nothing like Seattle's underground. How many more people will be drawn to Old Sacramento to see this 'wonderous attraction'? Not very many. Big demand? Are you serious? This is just one more lame idea that old timey Sacramentans like to come up with. It's a complete waste of time and money. $185,000 could go to plant trees -which would improve Old Sacramento and have a much more significant positive long-term impact on the district.