Sacramento leaders look for ‘alternative pathways’ to fund Railyards infrastructure after residents protest

Railyards protest made Sacramento a test case for economic development

Railyards protests in Sacramento spark debates on tax incentives and affordability. Soccer stadium and Central Shops projects remain key development goals.

Sacramento Residents Protest Stadium Funding Model, Force City Council and Republic FC to Pivot

Residents of the Railyards neighborhood of Sacramento successfully stopped the city from expanding a special taxing district and allocating $92 million toward stadium infrastructure.

Sacramento leaders look for ‘alternative pathways’ to fund Railyards infrastructure after residents protest

The city of Sacramento said protests by a group of residents against the city’s plan to transform the downtown Railyards have successfully forced a halt to its plans for how to finance the project.

Resident vote stalls Sacramento's Railyards soccer stadium, but Republic FC says it’s staying put

Sacramento’s long-deferred dream of a downtown soccer stadium hit another speed bump on Monday when city officials confirmed that a protest by Railyards residents has effectively frozen the project’s key financing mechanism for at least a year. Under state law, a majority protest against expanding the Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) forces the city’s Public Financing Authority to stand down for 12 months. Although the pause aff…