Your turn is coming.After 18 months of public debate and discussion, our city is closer than ever to letting you, the voters, bring historic change to City Hall.As you know, I have believed since my first days on the mayoral campaign that City Hall is broken and needs reform. With all of the
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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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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of Sacramento Sacramento residents fed up with the status quo have a call to action: they must support change in the city’s largest council area, District 1. Whether you live in the district – which includes downtown, South Natomas and North Natomas – or are tired of waiting
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By Lauren AltdoerfferGreen Initiative Program CoordinatorOn Tuesday, May 18th, over 300 people came to the California Museum to be a part of something that is going to be huge – a regional Green Initiative that will not only change the City of Sacramento, but will transform the region into the place
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoNew ideas blended with the energy and experience to move Sacramento forward. Those are the collective qualities of candidates I am endorsing in the June 8 California primary election.Some endorsements were easy to make. Others were not. In the latter cases, my
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10.  Constant surveillance.9.  Alert Police Department's senior canine.8.  Use newest police technology.7.  Give Lance a "Sactown Special" bike lock.6.  Use a sophisticated GPS tracking system. 5.  Assign IT engineeers to monitor bike at all times.4.  Monitor eBay 24/7.3.  Ready-To-Go replacement
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoAs a high school basketball player, the word on the street was that I was a good high school athlete, but would never excel at the college level. When I played basketball at Cal, the smart money said that I may have succeeded in college, but I would never make it
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of Sacramento Around the Mayor’s office, a key goal is to make Sacramento a world-class destination city. But you can’t be world class (or a destination) if you aren’t on the map. For years, Sacramento has been invisible on the Wall Street Journal’s national weather
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By R.E. GraswichSpecial Assistant to Mayor Johnson I can’t wait to meet Tyreke Evans when he visits Sacramento City Council chambers Tuesday (May 4, 2010). Evans will be honored in special presentation by his adoptive city after winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award. I’ve spent the last 25 years
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