Now the fun starts. After rolling out the "Rules of the Game" for building a new entertainment center and sports arena in Sacramento, we are already receiving calls at the Mayor's office about ideas, questions and how people can help. The feedback has been extremely positive, which makes me even
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The time has come to reinvigorate the arena discussion. Sacramento has been waiting for a deal to come together at Cal Expo. We’ve all been patient. But there is no deal on the horizon. So as we stand here today and look out over Sacramento, it’s clear that re-making Cal Expo can not be our only
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 113 days ago

Sometimes, the old ways are best.Like the time tested trick of ending an argument by sending the disputing parties into a room and telling them not to come out until they’ve found a solution.That’s what I did Tuesday night when I stopped the Sacramento City Council meeting in mid-round and asked the
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 114 days ago

The City That Works for Everyone gets a real test when winter comes. If Sacramento can't provide emergency cold-weather shelter for our neediest citizens, we fail our community and ourselves. This winter, we will not fail. I am proud to announce a new program to open 269 temporary beds and motel
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 115 days ago

I love accountability. And I find it curious when elected officials and the media decide the moment has arrived to wrap their arms around the fundamentals of accountability, for the time being. They demand accountability -- for everybody but themselves. They choose which rules they follow -- then
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 118 days ago

The second time was even better. I'm referring to the second of two stakeholder meetings on the future of the K Street Mall and the J-K-L corridor. We called our gatherings "Unlocking the Grid" because that's what we intend to do. The second meeting -- devoted to public comment – was held Monday
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 119 days ago

To honor individuals, groups and organizations dedicated to improving their communities, President George H.W. Bush named 1,020 “Points of Light” during his presidency. I was fortunate to be the 411th “Point of Light” in 1991 for my work with St. HOPE Academy. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of
1 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 120 days ago

There are good and honest people in San Francisco. One of them found my stolen garment bag.I never doubted our neighbors by the Bay would do their best to find my bag, which held my most sentimental business suit (more on that later). All the same, I wasn’t getting my hopes up for a miraculous
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 122 days ago

We didn’t unlock the downtown Sacramento grid this week. But we hammered away at the lock, and it’s only a matter of time before we break it wide open. The first of two meetings on the future of the J-K-L Corridor exceeded my expectations Monday afternoon at the Cosmopolitan Cabaret. The discussion
0 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 125 days ago

I didn’t expect to be a crime victim on the streets of San Francisco. Nobody does. But it happened, on a beautiful evening this past weekend near Union Square. As crimes go, it could have been much worse. I was helping an elderly man when somebody sneaked up behind me and stole my garment bag. I
1 Comments TeamKJ.org Admin submitted 2 years 126 days ago