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21 Days of Tretheway: Campaign Conversations (Day 1)
By M. Johnston • Jun 7th, 2010 |Natomas Radio (Audio File Attached!)
Ray sits in his office with a small group of people. Suddenly Staffer2 comes crashing into the room, out of breath, his eyes wide and completely out of breath. He is holding his iPhoneand pointing to it.
Staffer2: SIR! BREAKING NEWS!!!
Ray: Gadzooks! You scared the sugar out of me! !
Redacted woman: What [...]
21 Days of Tretheway: Campaign Conversations (Day 2)
By M. Johnston • Jun 7th, 2010 |Cruisin’
In this fictitious satirical episode, Ray and the gang are driving through his South Natomas neighborhood slowly. Ray is waving out the window at people as if he’s a celebrity but no one recognizes him. He talks on the car speaker phone to someone at the same time..
Ray: Yeah well I just saw a survey [...]
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By M. Johnston • Jun 4th, 2010 |Morning Briefing
Staffer: Sir polls show you are significantly behind in the council race for district 1.
Ray: Who cares what the polls say.
Staffer: Well, most–
Ray: Let me tell you something sunshine. I have been standing up for neighborhoods without anyone’s help for many many years, and—- [phone rings, Ray presses speaker button]
Ray: Yellow, Tretheway here
21 Days of Tretheway: Campaign Conversations (Day 10)
By M. Johnston • May 30th, 2010 |Joe Sac Primary Election Interview
A reader asked if they could ask me a series of questions back and forth on email and suggested I post the resulting interview. I agreed. Here is the result of our exchanges. This reader is not affiliated with any political parties or candidates running for office.
Q: Why do you [...]
Burnin’ down the house: City of Sac sets fire to 68 Firefighter jobs
By M. Johnston • Jun 23rd, 2009 |Well, it’s all over but the crying. The city will axe 68 firefighter jobs before July 1 save for fourth quarter hail mary pass.
Mayor Johnson says the city presented the union a “very good offer.” Conversely, the union thinks the city’s demands are unreasonable. The union offered the city one year with no pay raises [...]
