SACRAMENTO — The State of California has promised millions of dollars to help revitalize the Old Sacramento Waterfront.
This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a budget bill allocating $4.6 million for Old Sacramento deferred maintenance and improved infrastructure.
The question now is when will that happen?
Anwar Khan has owned Old City Kites in Old Sacramento for more than three decades and has become numb to announcements of new plans.
“[We’ve been hearing this for a] long time, but we haven’t seen any improvement,” Khan said. “We need to see more customers come here.”
Troy Carlson has owned the Stage Nine Entertainment Store in Old Sacramento since 1991.
“I think having real money on the table maybe helps to get things moving,” Carlson said.
Newsom was in Old Sacramento at the Railroad Museum eight years ago at the inauguration of Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s first term in office—when Steinberg first spoke of remodeling the waterfront.