Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The health of downtowns in California — including Bakersfield’s — is fragile. Like with people who age, it doesn’t take much for ...

Versions of this newsletter were initially published earlier this year by Governing Magazine and Context Magazine For 25 years, the rebound of central business districts has been a driving force in ...

Downtowns across the US are undergoing a major transformation, years after Covid-19 disrupted local economies and changed the way people live, work and play. For many community leaders, the pandemic ...

The sidewalks of the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles were bustling. Silver-faced, tuxedoed mannequins stared down crazy clowns and beaming Hello Kittys. Ball caps, Stetsons and sombreros, ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The annual Deck the Downtowns holiday campaign is underway, bringing festive storefronts, ornament hunts, tree lightings, and seasonal shopping events to downtown Bettendorf, ...

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Winter 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. Nearly five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, downtowns still look very different than they used ...

For decades, Los Angeles business and political figures have focused their attention on creating a sleek, vibrant downtown. The common thought, as the late Eli Broad suggested, has been, “a great city ...