Um both of you are full of it. It would take too much time to correct the inaccurate and uninformed rants of the xmaspast. I do mean rant...get some help please because you seem one ant short of a picnic. I'm just an observer and person who knows a person involved at MBA... but I know the BS when I read it.

Not that I am in favor of a strong mayor system or a fan of KJ but he did have it in his campaign materials prior to taking office. I believe it was the fancy booklet he created which outlined his goals once in office. Just saying.

Really? 1. Midtown has developed just fine. 2. Developing public land is not simple. CADA has transformed a broken neighborhood that was neglected before and during state ownership into a great neighborhood. 3. Portland developed in very special circumstances. You didn't see that happening anywhere else in the early part of the decade. Perfect Storm! 4. San Diego tried to replicate Portland and they ended up with over half of their condo developments sit empty and their City government in shambles. 5. Downtown would not look like Portland if CADA was not around. The neighborhood would look much worse than today. At the very best...parking lots and state office buildings.

What are you talking about? Downtown/Midtown has great mix of bars and restaurants. They are not all "bro bars"... whatever that exactly means. It seems to me that places that survive or do well are the places that fit Sacramento's style not chic SF style. Shady Lady, R15, Centro, Monkey Bar, Zocalo's, Hot Italian, pick a sushi joint, Fox and Goose, 58 Degrees and Holding Company, Taps's, Press, Ella, Pronto's, Peazanos, Mix, De Vere's, Mulvaney's are just a few examples. Many of these places opened in the last decade. I would not call these Bro Bars but I would say most are sophisticated, "hip", and food destinations that are adding to the options for Sacramento. Don't judge the place before it opens. The Wongs and De Vere's seemed to know the market be doing well.

Settle down Trapper. I read the article. I am commenting on more that what was written in this piece. My comment is more about my own knowledge of the project and people involved. CADA played a part in that project but it was not CADA that led or made final decisions on it. If you talked to Mr. Schmidt, I know he will tell you that the State made a lot of mistakes on that project and CADA played a different role than you are thinking albiet an important supporting role in developing the East End. Don't "READ" too much into that line. Instrumental can mean a lot things in such a big project.