By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoYou saw today’s headlines: “Test scores rise in area.”Unfortunately, there is another story in Sacramento. The other story reflects a sad reality we must confront:Sacramento City Unified School District is failing the majority of its students and families.And when
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There is much work ahead to end homelessness on the streets of Sacramento. But already there is great news – and “best practice” distinction for our city.The big news involves the housing of more than 1,160 families through an innovative program involving federal stimulus money and the Sacramento
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By Kevin Johnson
Mayor of SacramentoThis is a rough week for California schools. Some districts are returning to class. Their funding source – the state budget – is unresolved. And California school test scores – the closest thing to report cards for our schools – are being made public.I have
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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 SacramentoGo back generations, and the foundation of public safety has not changed. It’s all about neighbors looking out for neighbors.Police work has become a modern science with training and equipment that would amaze a cop who walked a beat 30 years ago.But the eyes and
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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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By Katy GrimesSacramento’s Mayor Kevin Johnson hopes that the controversial former “Green Czar” Van Jones can bring a different sort of green with him to the Sacramento region.As part of a statewide push on climate change, global warming and alternative energy creation, Johnson hosted another in his
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By Kevin Johnson
Mayor of SacramentoThe great ones bring great messages to Sacramento.  The trick is having a good seat when the moment strikes.The moment struck this week, when Van Jones, the inspiring leader of the march toward a green environment and sustainable economy, spoke at the Cal EPA
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Sacramento Press:  Sacramento Residents have an opportunity to make their region a national leader for green technology development, according to author and activist Van Jones, who received a standing ovation for his speech at Mayor Kevin Johnson's second public meeting for Greenwise Sacramento."The
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