David Knowles wrote:  It should come as absolutely no surprise that, despite the historic election of the first African American president of the United States, the scourge of racism has not been magically wiped away from every nook and cranny of the country. Just dip your toes into the comment section of this, or any [...]

Oh come on, did you really think the wisecracking would cease just because Johnson got elected? We just switched on the ‘Open for Business’ sign!
On that note, while KJ is busy managing his transition team, Joe Sac is pleased to announce recruiting efforts have begun for a brand new philanthropy-based organization intended to help keep [...]

I was not going to write anything further about this issue, but once again I couldn’t resist the temptation to stoke the dialog with some additional points around voter privacy issues, unfair stereotypes about Christianity, leveraging civil rights rhetoric, marketing basics, and all kinds of other stuff.
For better or worse, media seems to have devoted [...]

Yesterday the US Attorney’s office announced its investigation of St Hope had failed to yield enough evidence to warrant filing criminal charges against the organization’s then-CEO Kevin Johnson.  When the DA was asked why they waited until two days after the election to share the news, they said they didn’t want to “influence the outcome. [...]

OK the party’s over and my wave of “ding-dong-the-fargo’s-gone” euphoria has passed….
As expected, and understandably, a lot of Fargo supporters are bitter over Johnson’s win. They are saying things like Johnson supporters drank the KJ “whiskey,” and voted for him because of his celebrity (and that we will all be sorry when the lawsuits come [...]

Can I get an amen!? Town hall party in Cesar Chavez park!
I am so excited about what has happened in Sacramento and across America today!
Count me amongst the masses who welcome major change to both city and country.
We’ve got the same problem at the local and national level: Screwed up priorities!
Locally, a small delegate of [...]

Updated 11:14pm - Oct 31. ‘08
I had today off. I ended up working anyways. I headed over the freeway to South Natomas with three South Natomas residents, including District 1 city council hopeful John Dahilig. We spent a good three hours video-interviewing anyone who would talk to us, from the Natomas High area to the [...]

Happy Halloween, Sacramento!Looks like it’s going to be a damp one. May the make-up run and the candy stay dry!  Answer to the best of your knowledge. Ghoul luck!
1. Before they joined the illustrious ranks of the city council, South Natomas neighbors Heather Fargo and Ray Truthaway successfully sued the city of Sacramento on behalf [...]

In my estimation the real victors tonight were the voters, thanks to the superlative work of debate moderators, Edie Lambert and Gulstan Dart–especially Edie. I was already a fan, but I have even more respect for her after this debate. Edie posed explicit questions to Johnson, and then pressed him to elaborate on his answers, [...]

I’m pleased to announce a new nickname for oft maligned Sacramento City Councilman, Ray Tretheway: Slim Shady! And man has he earned it. Will the real shady ray ray please stand up, please stand up, please stand up… looks like he finally has…
Natomas residents are hissing mad over Tretheway’s spur-of-the-election-moment proposal to bring a much [...]