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Mid-Market Blight - Issues at the Center of our City.

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1/25/10

  • Is a shopping mall the only thing that can save mid-Market? Mayor Newsom finally gets into the fight.

    "I've got two years left, and I don't want to be just another mayor who didn't deliver on Market Street," Newsom said last week. 
     
    Bold for a mayor who's done little if anything for the street over the course of his time in office. Newsom is now pushing for millions in federal dollars to give local businesses loans, beautify the street and "create an arts district." He's also talking about reintroducing the redevelopment plan that died at the Board of Supervisors in 2005, on hopes that without a Chris Daly in office to vote it down, the plan could pass.
     
    Part of Newsom's plan is also hinted at in the media as "installing a large retail center in the area." I've got to presume this refers to the CityPlace mall between 5th and 6th, a project that's been underway for years -- but what if Newsom wants even more mall square footage? I look forward to finally getting city hall on the phone! And I'm interested to hear your thoughts on this plan. Do you think it hints at real change coming to mid-Market, or is it just more political grandstanding?
    Posted by Susie Cagle on 01/25/10
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