By Mayor Kevin Johnson One year ends, and another begins.  It’s a great time for reflection, and a great opportunity to set goals for the new year. Here are my resolutions for 2011: 1. Bring business and labor together to create jobs and grow the economy.We must get our city back to work. I’m
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of Sacramento The last soldiers drafted into the US military are now pushing age 60. Mandatory military service was discontinued in 1973, which brings a special significance to the people we recognize today, on Veterans Day.   Since the draft ended, soldiers, sailors, marines
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoHere’s a quick update on my meeting today outside Chicago with the executive team from Inland American, the real estate trust that took control of our downtown railyards last month.My reason for traveling to Chicago was to sit face to face with Inland’s top
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoReflecting on yesterday’s election results, let’s start with the obvious: Nationally, the Republican victories in Congress and statehouses mean voters are demanding a period of austerity, with smaller government, lower taxes and a tightening of our federal
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of Sacramento This blog isn't going to bore you with the standard "here's why Election Day is important to democracy" lecture. If you're reading this, you know Election Day matters. What you may not know is why Tuesday means so much down the ticket -- where the school board
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoTomorrow voters head to the polls, and one of the more challenging issues Sacramentans will face is Measure B, an initiative to roll back recent increases in utility rates. My decision on this issue was not an easy one. I studied the issue closely, and convened
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoYesterday, I joined a diverse coalition of over 60 leaders in announcing support for three exceptional school board candidates: Paige Powell in Area 1 (Land Park, Curtis Park and central city); Andie Corso in Area 2 (East Sacramento, Tahoe Park,
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoIn June, Sacramento voters took big steps toward rejecting business as usual and demanding accountability. The march continues November 2. Then as now, I encourage voters to send a loud message to political leaders: The status quo, which puts its own special
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoCal Expo has bowed out. But the drive to build a new entertainment and sports complex for Sacramento must continue.Last fall, when the Sacramento First Task Force was organized to consider private development proposals for a new entertainment facility, we knew the
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From education to homelessness, from downtown revitalization to the arts, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is looking for new ideas and strategies. He would like those ideas and strategies to come from top graduate students from around the region.This month, Mayor Johnson is seeking applicants for his
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