Sacramento News & Review:  The mayor, who spoke with SN&R last week, says he “absolutely” is intrigued by the alley activation in Midtown—despite city staff’s rebuffs. Same goes for J Street’s revitalization. “J Street has the potential to be something that doesn’t focus on vehicles and be more
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Sacramento Bee:  The Sacramento City Council did the right thing by keeping a parcel tax for youth jobs and education off the November ballot. The process was flawed, the support wasn't unified and the ballot initiative could easily have gone down to defeat.But moving forward, the council can't
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoArchaeologists will one day trace the origins of “Sacramento cool” to the corner of Broadway and Land Park. That’s where Russ Solomon invented a style and substance that spread around the world, in bright yellow bags with red letters.The power of Tower Records
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoIf you want a lesson in why the public doesn’t trust elected officials, look no further than the tax proposal on the Sacramento City Council agenda for Tuesday night.The council will vote whether to place a $29 property tax for the November ballot. The tax will
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By Sarah KleinbergOn Tuesday, the Office of Mayor Johnson announced the appointment of the City’s new Chief Service Officer, Keith Hart.  As you can read in the press release, Keith was hired through a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and Cities of Service Coalition.  Sacramento was selected
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By Mayor Kevin JohnsonYour voice still matters.
 
In the past week, I’ve been humbled by the groundswell of citizens who have reached out to show their support in our fight for charter reform.  All of you, from all walks of life, have asked the same question: 
 
“Why won’t they let us vote?”
 
I
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By Mayor Kevin Johnson

It’s not over. While those who love business as usual may hope otherwise, our fight for reform is far from done. Make no mistake: Tuesday night’s Council Meeting was a major setback. It should have been a historic moment – a time when we as a Council put politics aside and
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By Mayor Kevin JohnsonLast night’s Council meeting was a tough one.Going into the meeting, I was confident all of my colleagues would vote to direct the City Attorney to draft language for the initiative.Sure, we have opinions about charter reform. We agree on some pieces, disagree on others. Some
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By R.E. GraswichSpecial Assistant to Mayor JohnsonMany fine people from law enforcement have endorsed the executive mayor charter reform proposal that will soon be making its way to the city council, including police officers and firefighters.But an endorsement by Sacramento County Sheriff John
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By R. E. GraswichSpecial Assistant to Mayor Kevin JohnsonNow that the voters have spoken, let’s see if City Hall listens.I’ve been watching Sacramento City Council elections for more than 30 years, and can’t remember a more definitive anti-incumbent statement than the one issued during this week’s
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