By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoWhen it comes to hiring our next city manager, Sacramento deserves the best and brightest. This means dynamic leadership, bold new ideas, a willingness to take risks, and a track record of solving problems and getting results. Having reviewed the pool of applicants
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoThis week brings the City of Sacramento deep into its annual budget process, an effort that has become a painful exercise in crisis management and cutbacks.The Police budget is up for discussion tonight (Tuesday, May 17, 2011). Convention, Culture and Leisure and
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoThe door is closing on the old way of dealing with homelessness.The old way involves good people moving in many directions, placing patches, hoping for the best, making minimal progress with the overall goal of ending homelessness in Sacramento.In my time as mayor,
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoAs positive change goes, it’s hard to top the resurgence of competitive elections in Sacramento since 2008.Elections, of course, are the essence of democracy. But two years ago in Sacramento, we were in danger of letting that essence slipping away.From the
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoIt’s become a tradition each Tuesday night at Sacramento City Council.The moment arrives for public comments on any and all topics. Representatives from Safe Ground step to the microphone and ask the city to change its anti-camping ordinance and allow homeless
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Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento City Council did the right thing by keeping a parcel tax for youth jobs and education off the November ballot. The process was flawed, the support wasn't unified and the ballot initiative could easily have gone down to defeat.But moving forward, the council can't
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoIf you want a lesson in why the public doesn’t trust elected officials, look no further than the tax proposal on the Sacramento City Council agenda for Tuesday night.The council will vote whether to place a $29 property tax for the November ballot. The tax will
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By Mayor Kevin JohnsonYour voice still matters.
 
In the past week, I’ve been humbled by the groundswell of citizens who have reached out to show their support in our fight for charter reform.  All of you, from all walks of life, have asked the same question: 
 
“Why won’t they let us vote?”
 
I
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By Mayor Kevin JohnsonLast night’s Council meeting was a tough one.Going into the meeting, I was confident all of my colleagues would vote to direct the City Attorney to draft language for the initiative.Sure, we have opinions about charter reform. We agree on some pieces, disagree on others. Some
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By Mayor Kevin JohnsonI know what it’s like to work in front of hostile crowds. Twelve years in the NBA will teach a person to handle just about anything in terms of cheers and jeers.So I want to thank the Sacramento community for turning out in force and expressing heartfelt opinions at this week’s
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