SALINAS, Calif. - James Sang has owned Sang's Cafe for more than 20 years and says owning a restaurant is a tough task.
"Its difficult but every business tries to do the best that they can, whatever the situation comes out, we try to adjust to whatever is happening."
Now with the fear of falling off the fiscal cliff, he says it would be another blow to his business. He says the construction of Taylor Farms drove away customers, and now he said more could be at stake.
"Because, if there's less people coming in then I really need fewer employees so it would hurt the economy and hurt these people all around," said Sang.
Sang says it could come down to the worst in an area that's already struggling to draw in business.
Walking down the streets of Old Town Salinas, I counted not one, not two, not three but more than ten empty store fronts.
Salinas city councilman, Steve McShane is hopeful if worst comes to worst.
"Salinas and Old Town Salinas were here before the fiscal cliff and we'll be here after, I think the challenges associated redevelopment and the loss redevelopment," said McShane. "Old Town Salinas continues to move forward."
As for Sang, he could have to scale back but at the expense of his employees.
"Start balancing things out with my income and expenses, by cutting down the number of hours my employees would be working."
