Comments on: Mayor Johnson calls off the strong mayor dawgs, shocks residents with stunning new revelation

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:05:09 +0000

Of course the casino thing is mostly tongue in cheek

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:49:52 +0000

Natomas Hood, who said it had to be on the river front? There are many other options. Also, Thunder Valley has hardly been a stomping ground for losers. Their buffet is one of the best in the area and they have a great selection of restaurants, etc. Why make Sacramentans travel to the foothills.,.. or Reno.. or Vegas…when they could just stay here? We could get MILLIONS of bay area gambling dollars, too. The possibilities are endless. I’m not saying to make Sac sin city, I’m saying to start considering other options … most other cities seem to be

By: Natomas Hood

Natomas Hood — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:46:36 +0000

The rise of casinos and gambling is disturbing, the numerous problems and issues associated with it should cause concern among us. Has anybody had the bright idea of maybe spending less and not more, thus not always trying to tax all the time or bring in new revenue from suspect sources. Why ruin our great river front with a big pathetic facility that will be a blight because we need more money to prop up the city’s finances due to poor budget management, corrupt labor unions or a failing economy. What sad times we are in to even consider this option.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:44:39 +0000

Ed, alcohol is more addictive than gambling. Are we going to ban that too? Please. We need money. People seem to be ready to spend it on gambling. Might as well have them spend it on gambling within city limits rather than drive all the way up 50 and drive all the way back DRUNK and adding to our carbon footprint

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:27:40 +0000

In response to Curtus Black, I would like to add that the talking point that the mayor is putting a proposal to the ballot that will cost over one million dollars to vote on would be enough to bring it down.

In response to Joe, I don’t approve of casinos. I think they promote addiction (just like a lot of other things do) and should be nationally banned. And I wonder what kind of tax increases could increase revenue by 50 million dollars or more. I don’t know what kind of power the city has to generate revenue. I will check the link you listed.

By: susie shields

susie shields — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:55:24 +0000

Lauren-Thanks for the heads-up regarding cbs13’s The Scoop. R.E. Graswich, who was a huge KJ supporter in the early days, is starting to have seconds thoughts. Here’s an article by in the Sacramento Press: http://sacramentopress.com/headline/2801/RE_Graswich_opines

It will be interesting to see what he’ll report about next. I’ll be watching…

By: Curtis Black

Curtis Black — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:41:25 +0000

I would say one of two things happened, maybe both. 1. They didn’t get the signatures. They said they did but did they really. Petitions are a numbers game and you need at least 40% above what you need to qualify. 2. The mayor ran into serious opposition from what was/is his political base. I think it went like this: “You mean everyone doesn’t like this idea” , No, Mr. Mayor. We support a strong mayor but we have serious concerns with your proposal. We think you should amend it and have the council put it on the ballot at a later date. Otherwise, we will kill your measure in a special election and not support you any further. “ahhh well, you know I wasn’t going to put on the ballot anyway, it apparently costs too much and the city needs to save money” Good idea Mr. Mayor.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:34:54 +0000

Oh my gosh I don’t like what I am seeing from Johnson at all. And I just saw on CBS 13 they are going to do a “Scoop” on Johnson that apparently is going to reveal some suspicious stuff going on with him at 6pm tomorrow. Make sure you watch it and happy superbowl sunday!

By: Gatekeeeper

Gatekeeeper — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:08:21 +0000

Whoa! Looks like a few days away from anything remotely resembling a computer or high tech gadget has left me impaired to all the action that has played out in SacTown lately. What a plateful to digest, and all the other stuff in there! I just got through briefly circling the table, I’m picky that way; so if you don’t mind it Joe, I’m going to have to really take another look at your table and some others. Man, looks like this might take all week, (all year, frankly!) It’s now Saturday night, and I want to review some things for my Sunday School class tomorrow and the days ahead are looking rather busy. (Plus, I have some reports to check on like who was behaving and who was not, who was beating drums, chasing squirrels, is being treated for bee stings or other things of a serious nature, like the fire that broke out on your blog Jan 22, and still blazing. (Did I mention check my email?)) People like me take gate-keeping duties very seriously. I have a mandate from my Commander in Chief!

Vacations ‘on Mars’ aren’t so bad you know (heaven will be much better though), but I had a really good birds-eye view of the inauguration and all (saw many familiar faces in the crowds.) Looks like the ‘dignitaries’ and ALL those people were enjoying themselves tremendously. And the ‘giants’ of the land looked like mere grasshoppers from way up there. It’s nice to see things from a higher perspective and keep them that way.

Without much more ado, it’s bye for now. Don’t work too hard Joe. Now to the buffet.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:47:07 +0000

Sorry Ed.. here is the link….. http://www.joesacramento.com/city-of-sacramento-info/joes-views-on/