So, maybe you stopped believing in Santa the year he stiffed you on that G.I. Joe Terror Dome (OK, that was me). But still, there’s something childishly magical in sending a letter off to the North Pole and waiting, waiting to see what pops up under the tree.
So, in the spirit of the season, Famous asked our favorite users what they’d like to see the big man bring to Fresno this year (we’re guessing they’ll get underwear and socks).
Craig Scharton, CEO, Central Valley Business Incubator
A two-lane, two-way street down the Fulton Mall
A great locally owned, downtown bookstore
Five (different) ethnic restaurants between Tulare and Fresno Streets on the Fulton Mall
Three start-up companies that really hit the big time
Santa doesn’t have to do this for us, we can do it ourselves: a progressive president and a progressive mayor.
Andy Hansen-Smith, Creative Fresno board member
I would like to see the jolly fat man bring a fully implemented ultra light rail for Fresno that connects to a smaller PRT (personal rapid transit) system that allows access to each neighborhood.
I hope Santa brings a downtown broken up into distinct districts each with its own PBID (Property-Based Business Improvement District) in place.
What I look forward to under Fresno’s Christmas tree is a small music venue that brings in the variety and quality of musical groups that Hanford’s Fox Theater does.
I would love to see the Veterans Memorial Auditorium remodeled and updated to its past glory.
Mike, aka the Fresnan, The Fresnan
Give Fresnans an addictive drug that will create the feeling of being high every time they buy from a local business.
A Bulldog tickets drop off box for Fresno State season tickets holders. Therefore, they can give their tickets to someone who would actually USE them.
A graffiti clean-up kit
Give Fresnans gumption, enough too get them off their couch on a Friday night and go see a local band
A giant wad of cash to the most creative and focused Fresnan, so that he/she can open the ultimate business on the Fulton Mall that will spark a true and lasting resurgence
Ed Stewart, blogger, www.estewartartist.blogspot.com
Support for downtown businesses that seem to get it. Newbies like Milano and Cafe Corazon and older ones like Tokyo Garden and Coney Island.
A mayor not worried about partisan politics
A city council and mayor that aren’t looking for “magic bullet” solutions to downtown revitalization
More developers like Reza [Assemi] who have innovative ideas for downtown housing and redevelopment plus capital to go with it
A police auditor
More bicycle friendly motorists (and more cyclists.)
Public art — not just privately funded murals, but art everywhere in Fresno
Less people who complain about and propose ideas for downtown who aren’t already spending time and money down there
I don’t ask for much, no?
Joy, jaded junk seller, Yoshi Now!
A three-day public relations seminar on “how to treat law-abiding citizens with courtesy and respect after pulling them over for a burned out license plate light,” for all of the members of the Fresno Police Department. A quick rehash of what “entrapment” means should be included.
A mayor that will cross Shaw going South
A Red Ryder BB Gun
A pony
Shannon, personal shopper, Yoshi Now!
A Buddhist mayor
A moratorium on the sprawl
More cowbell
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