KJ’s comments hurt his defense
The fact that it is not easy for KJ to put this issue to bed is not entirely the fault of the sloppy Sac Bee who published documents dropped off by a political opponent. It is impossible sometimes to...
View ArticleNail in the coffin for KJ?
The Bee reports this morning that Kevin Johnson’s personal attorney conducted an internal investigation of the allegations brought against KJ by a Sac High student last spring, before notifying law...
View ArticleMore legal questions for KJ
The questions about Kevin Johnson’s past just keep on coming. The SacBee reports on a federal investigation into St. Hope’s suspected misuse of grant money for the AmeriCorps program and of reports of...
View ArticleFargo asks police to reopen KJ allegation???
OK this is the most ridiculous thing I have seen in a while. Well maybe in like, 6 days. Mayor Heather Fargo called Wednesday for police to reopen their investigation into a Sacramento High School...
View ArticleBee on KJ vs Fargo on crime
An interesting front page piece in the Bee today contrasting KJ’s view of crime in our fair city with Comrade Fargo’s. And I think it dispels any myths out there about the Bee’s balance on KJ vs Fargo....
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Ugly Flyer Tries to Fool Naive Voters
Ah, what kind of election would it be if we didn’t have last-minute desperation from candidates with too much money in their campaign chests? The SacBee reports today on a mailer sent out by a group...
View ArticleMayoral Debate on Monday
I’ll be attending the Sacramento Mayoral Debate between Mayor Heather Fargo and Kevin Johnson on Monday at CSUS. It will be broadcast on KCRA-3 and Capital Public Radio 90.9 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Walt...
View ArticleFargo NOT using issue of KJ’s federal funds misuse
Press release today from the Fargo campaign: SACRAMENTO–Mayor Heather Fargo today released the following statement regarding the recent radio advertisements about Kevin Johnson having been investigated...
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Sacramento gets the “Colbert Bump”!
After being twice admonished by reader Brambles for not blogging the KJ appearance on Colbert (I think partly I blanked because it was supposed to be on tonight, and not on the 11th) I finally checked...
View ArticleKJ proposes to increase mayor’s power
Mayor Kevin Johnson plans to present a voter initiative to increase the power of the office of the mayor, the Biz Journal reports. The office would function as an executive one rather than simply...
View ArticleKJ, Poof Daddy and Seal tonight on Larry King Live!
Larry King continued his non-stop Obamamania tonight by replacing his entire LarryKingLive operation with African-American men. D.L. Hughley gave sporadic play by play from the Huffington Post party...
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KCRA’s Bienick chases down the story
Bienick doing his bestSasquatch impersonation I know this is old news, but I couldn’t help but chuckle while watching the video of KCRA’s Dave Bienick chasing down Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s SUV...
View ArticleSteve Maviglio quits blogging, citing comments
Spokesperson-for-hire Steve Maviglio, who for the last few months had been blogging on Sacramento Press, announced there today he will be leaving the Sac Press “for a while.” Why? Comment flaming....
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KJ engaged
by tbridge, via cc The “Reliable Sources” blog on The Washington Post is reporting that Mayor Kevin Johnson is engaged to be married to Michelle Rhee, the Washington, D.C. schools chancellor and former...
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People wait in lines to act like people
$70 for the toddler version! We all know about the Black Friday deals that bring out the best in people, but running a close second is the release of Air Jordan basketball shoes. Just like in 2009...
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