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WEBVTT ARE MIXED.>> THIS SHORT?>> SURE.VICKI: KEELA'S HAIR STUDIO ISTHE NEWEST BUSINESS ON J STREET,CHOOSING MIDTOWN TO PLANT ROOTS.>> WHEN PEOPLE THINK OFSACRAMENTO THEY THINK OFMIDTOWN.THIS IS A REALLY BUSY AREA,ESPECIALLY ON J STREET.IT'S SUPER BUSY.VICKI: JUST ACROSS THE STREET AMAJOR GREEN LIGHT FOR YAMANEERESIDENCES, AND WHAT WILL BECOMETHE TALLEST BUILDING IN MIDTOWN.SO IMAGINE A BUILDING TWICE ASTALL AS THIS ONE, DIRECTLYACROSS THE STREET.>> YOU'D NEED TO CRANE YOUR NECKPRETTY HIGH.VICKI: WILLIAM BURG AND HIORGANIZATION, SACRAMENTANS FORFAIR PLANNING, UNSUCCESSFULLYFILING A LAWSUIT TO STOPDEVELOPERS.>> THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE DO NEEDA LOT MORE HOUSING IN THIS CITY,IN THE ENTIRE CITY.VICKI: YAMANEE WILL GO UP NEXTTO ONE OF SACRAMENTO'S OLDESTNEIGHBORHOODS, BOULEVARD PARK.AND OPINIONS ARE DIVIDED WHETHERTHIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT WILLADD, OR SHADOW, A CHANGINGMIDTOWN.>> MOST OF IT IS VERY GOOD NEWS.A LOT OF THE SMALL INFILL, THEMID-RISES, THOSE ARE SOMETERRIFIC PROJECTS AND THEY AREPROVIDING A LOT OF NEW HOUSINGOPPORTUNITIES.THERE'S EVEN SOME AFFORDABLEHOUSING.BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARESEEING HERE.VICKI: ON THE FLIP SIDE, THEMIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONIS SUPPORTIVE OF YAMANEE'SPOTENTIAL.>> I THINK THAT WITH 134 NEWRESIDENCES THERE'S GOING TO BEECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN OURNEIGHBORHOOD.THERE WILL BE 134 NEW HOUSEHOLDSSPENDING MONEY DOWN HERE.VICKI: MIDTOWN IS ALREADYBUSTLING.>> WE GET SO MANY WALK-INS.WE HAVEN'T BEEN HERE THAT LONGBUT WE GET A LOT OF WALK-INSALREADY.VICKI: AND SPARKING DEBATESABOUT THE BEST WAY TO GROW.