he City of Sacramento took a huge step forward today (February 10, 2010) in resolving the controversy over building permits in the Natomas flood zone. At a City Hall press conference attended by officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), I was joined by City Manager Ray Kerridge
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As you may know, I announced an exciting new reform package this morning.
 
 The new package combines key aspects of the strong mayor initiative (SMI) with the additional ideas proposed by Council Members, the Charter Review Commission, and the public. The goal is to create a collaborative reform
2 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 71 days ago

Last Thursday, a California court of appeals said accountability should take a number and wait in Sacramento. Over the last 96 hours, I contemplated the consequences of waiting for City Hall to reform itself. The time for waiting is over. The question isn’t whether Sacramento should reform its
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As you may know, last Thursday the 3rd District Court of Appeal denied our request for urgency. Pundits have suggested that the court's decision was a "death blow" to the charter reform initiative to modernize Sacramento's outdated governance structure. They are wrong. We will not allow the courts
6 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 78 days ago

lots of people think that yesterday’s ruling was the “death blow” to our strong mayor effort. i heard a lot of “gee, sorry” and “oh well”s yesterday. i want to let you know that my reaction has been quite the opposite. if anything, i’m more determined than ever to make sure we’re moving forward
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