\u201cWe\u2019ve had it on our radar for many years, primarily because Fifth Street, in its current configuration, is not at the width that is ultimately planned,\u201d Laurel said. \u201cAnd so part of the strategy with this acquisition is to lock in the property that we need to expand Fifth Street and also put in future roads in the Bridge District that will connect it to places to the west as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The West Sacramento City Council will consider the purchase of two parcels in the Bridge District on Wednesday. The properties impinge on Fifth Street, a key access road to Sutter Health Park. City of West Sacramento <\/p>\n
West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero said in a phone interview that the land was \u201can investment opportunity\u201d but that it also offered good opportunity for transportation purchases.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the connectivity of keeping the entire city safe, getting people out from the south, getting them north and out of the city safely has always been a priority,\u201d Guerrero said. \u201cAnd any opportunity we can manage to address that, which is this one in particular, I think you see that we will work on that quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that Major League Baseball hadn\u2019t indicated that the streets near Sutter Health Park need to be wider \u201cbut that is a factor.\u201d<\/p>\n
The staff report lists three recommended actions for the council:<\/p>\n
Finding the acquisition exempt from California Environmental Quality Act analysis.Appropriating $3.2 million from the city\u2019s Bridge District Infrastructure Financing District funding, with Laurel saying that the land will be acquired without the use of any general fund dollars.Giving the city manager authority \u201cto take any and all actions necessary to complete the\u201d purchase.<\/p>\n
The land is near Fifth Street, though it carries addresses from Riske Lane. That street, now a stub of road that connects Fifth Street and Delta Lane, was once the main artery on the eastern side of the Bridge District.<\/p>\n
What has been happening in the Bridge District and nearby<\/p>\n
Longtime Sacramento architect David Mogavero said that there are many the development possibilities in and near the Bridge District.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s proximate to downtown,\u201d said Mogavero, whose firm has done a few projects in the area, including a 200-plus unit site north of the ballpark and across Tower Bridge Gateway.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s walking distance to 140,000 jobs. You got the riverfront, which is a wonderful asset. And you have the remnants \u2026 of a wonderfully visionary concept for the future of the city that was formulated 20-some years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mogavero credited former longtime West Sacramento mayor and now state Sen. Christopher Cabaldon with the visionary work.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat whole Tower Bridge Gateway was basically a freeway, and he got the transportation money to modify it so that it was more surficial, more pedestrian-friendly,\u201d Mogavero said.<\/p>\n
Guerrero said the area had become a regional destination.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of pride in what we\u2019ve accomplished in the last few years out in Bridge District,\u201d Guerrero said.<\/p>\n
This story was originally published May 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM.<\/p>\n
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