Comments on: Dear Mayor Johnson: It’s about INTEGRITY, and it’s not too late to salvage yours

By: Misssappy

Misssappy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:15:27 +0000

Joe, just curious? Did you ever get a response back from Johnson? Unfortunately, this is the beginning of his “burning of Atlanta”.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:44:46 +0000

Dump Steve Maviglio.

By: kerryjustin1

kerryjustin1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:05:29 +0000

Joe you need to calm down and let things play-out !

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:03:31 +0000

Our student groping mayor is off to a great start, I always knew he would be a problem. I have read many serious posts here,but at the end of the day, if he still has that pathetic advisor magvilio, and continues to act in isolation he is doomed for failure. I hope he is paying for the trip back to obama nation, I wish he would just stay there and leave our city alone.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:23:40 +0000

Girl Blogger, thanks for your comment. You are right; Fargo had a lot of support on the council; but many will (and do) argue that she was merely a rubber stamper for developer interests, and so were the council members when she was mayor. Development=revenue. It’s a no brainer.

“All in favor of measure x that will plop five hundred billion square feet of office space in the Natomas farmlands and generate four hundred gazillion dollars for the city say aye.”

“Aye.”

Personally I don’t think it was that simple though. I think Fargo worked the council members behind the scenes. She built what we call an alliance. her and Tretheway started out together in Sacramento politics. They had/have a great bond. She also bonded with other council people and there are countless pictures of her with them across the internet to support that point.

Granted Fargo was clearly a liaise faire leader, and her accomplishments are grim considering the number of shell casings that lined our streets as Sacramento rose to the top of California’s violent crime list during her tenure, but the fact of the matter is that she knew how to influence the people around her. She knew how to build relationships, and until Kevin Johnson is willing to do the same, I seriously doubt he will make much progress as mayor. “Strides to shake up the system” may be admirable, but “He who thinketh he leadeth but has no following is only taking a walk” (on a treadmill)

By: John Dahilig

John Dahilig — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:51:22 +0000

Right on Joe!
During the election season I got swept up by the promises and slogans that KJ presented Sacramento.
It seems like his advisors don’t read the press about him and keep politics as usual in the Mayors office.It is sad that the window of redemption for Mayor Johnson is closing ever quickly as he keeps making bad decision after bad decision. If his measure does not pass then his credibility as a leader teeters on the brink of destruction. The time is at hand where normal citizens like you and I must stand up for what is right. That’s why I am involved with Build America and hopefully I can help the youth of Sacramento. Only time will tell if KJ lives up to his own words.
Build America!
John Dahilig – D1 Candidate 2010

By: Girl Blogger

Girl Blogger — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:19:56 +0000

Your city council just turned down a free audit; You city council and city manager got the city into such a mess that employees are being laid off and being asked to take mandatory furloughs to save money. Your city council never pushed back on Fargo – ever. Johnson has been in office for a couple of months and has made more strides to shake up the system than Fargo ever did in 8 years in office. I understand why people feel the way they do about the security, but I still believe Johnson will do a better job than the last administration. Public is quick to judge but never quick to stick their own neck out to make a change.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:17:44 +0000

Right Joe! Yes it is all about priorities. And if this mayor was a leader he would have paid for his own security until this city got back on its feet. KJ must know a truckload of big brothers the size of NFL linebackers from Oak Park who would die for the chance to be his bodyguard–> and if he doesn’t I bet your Rhonda Erwin does!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:54:54 +0000

Gang Green: You make some very good points. I agree I only presented one side of the argument. I also agree it is common for one’s frustrations to trickle into the cognitive process.

That said, I think the lopsidedness is warranted because Johnson clearly repudiated the mayor’s security detail–or at the very least stated she should pay for it herself. For him to turn around and use the same detail he repudiated–without even giving the public a heads up—is totally NOT transparent.

Here again we have yet another incident that brings his credibility into question, and in the end that was the overall intent of the article.

I’ll add another option for the mayor: if you don’t cancel the detail, pay for it yourself as you suggested the former mayor should.

“IT’S ALL ABOUT PRIORITIES”

Right?

By: Gang Green

Gang Green — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:45:25 +0000

Joe you say the mayor is being less than honorable by using the security detail and call on him to call on him to do the right thing and give it up. I support you always but this is a one-sided argument. I’m not saying your argument is unsound, because it is a good one, I am just saying it doesn’t cover the counter argument which was in the Bee today. The counter argument is that he is a celebrity and he probably needs security more than Fargo did. From what I read city officials are even looking into providing him private security. So it doesn’t appear as though he is the only one who thinks he needs security. Right?

I’m only stating this to provide the counter to your very good argument. You usually show both sides of the argument but I recognize you as well as many other Sacramentans (including myself) are growing increasingly frustrated with him and with the frustration comes rush to judgment. It’s a very natural thing we all do. I know you are frustrated with him so I am supposing your article is more of the rant variety. That is just fine but perhaps you should call it out as that so there is no misperceptions that you are failing to weigh all the variables.

Just looking out for you.. and the city.