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 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 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 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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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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