Last Monday, I was in the Bay Area and was fortunate enough to have been able to meet with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.  We met in the lobby of the sleek St. Regis Hotel which was a fitting environment in many ways for this vibrant, young mayor.   Newsom has both style and substance.  He has
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Last night I headed to south Sacramento, to talk to a Neighborhood Watch organization of 50 citizens at the Union House Elementary School. Like many of the community groups I've spoken with, this one was tight-knit and well-organized, with the single purpose of putting an end to the massive increase
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Perhaps that’s why Mayor Fargo has tried to steal the Kevin Johnson campaign’s “Summer of Change” moniker in an email -- complete with 17 exclamation marks -- to her supporters today. The Mayor’s big “change”? Downsizing her campaign
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 For years I've passed by Loaves and Fishes at North 12th St. and North C Street in my car. This morning, I had the opportunity to step inside. It was nothing like I imagined. Nothing.My first surprise was its appearance. Inside, everything was clean as a whistle and organized. They serve more than
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 I'm really happy to say that we have a new campaign manager, Steve Maviglio, leading the charge as we head into the general election. As many of you know, Erin Lehane, who was my campaign manager for the primary, is due with her first child any day now. As she transitions out to welcome her baby,
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 7.04.08Happy Fourth of July to everyone! This is a particularly special holiday for our nation and for me given the election season that is upon us. With so much momentum and interest from the presidential election to the mayoral campaign here in Sac, America is abuzz with democracy. As I was out
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7.1.08As I drove up to Inderkum High School yesterday for a community meeting with Sac PD I was surprised to see hundreds of people pouring out of their cars moving with such a sense of urgency toward the school. It was like a scene you'd see when people are heading to a sports game or concert. The
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