It’s really a synergistic relationship.”
That synergy is what will keep students like Bali in Merced on the weekends.
“When you think of downtown, you think of a hip, happening place,” says Bali. “You want to go out and have a night life. You want to have a place to go and hang out.”
Both Bali and city officials agree, the right strategy is change.

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