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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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoOne sure way to see the competitiveness come out in this mayor: Try stealing one of the city’s best people.Back in April, I heard Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel was under consideration as Seattle’s chief of police. Having observed Rick over the past couple of
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of SacramentoAs the world reacts to the death of John Wooden, allow me to reflect on aspects of his character that will live forever.His fame came from college basketball, but in many respects, basketball was nothing more than the vehicle that delivered Coach Wooden into our
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By Kevin JohnsonMayor of Sacramento Walking through the charred wreckage of the apartment house on Amherst Street in South Sacramento with Councilmember Bonnie Pannell, my first thought was about blessings. It was a blessing that 24 families escaped without serious injury from a fire that broke out
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By Jennifer BerbowerOK, this might not sound like a show-stopping moment, but highlight of the "For Arts' Sake" celebration at Sacramento State University this week came when 400 audience members tore open their newspapers.They weren't just any newspapers. They were action plans for moving
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