Mayor Kevin Johnson posted a blog called “Mayor Johnson goes green.. starting with shades and nickname“  yesterday. I couldn’t resist a few remarks. My comments are in bold..

“Call me Kevin “Green Shades” Johnson. I’ve had a few nicknames, but none I’ve liked as much as “Green Shades.” The idea of walking around with [...]

“There’s really only been one [seat] that changed in the council since we all worked together so cohesively and now they don’t — and that’s the [mayor's]” -Heather Fargo to KCRA. Check the story here.

This article has been updated 2/20/2010 9:55am.

. If the mayor is not seeking new P.R. representation, he should be.. 

Ray Kerridge has finally been dislodged from the city administrative pipeline. No word on whether he self propelled or was plunged. Either way I think this is a good thing for Sacramento. I suggested he resign when the first massive budget shortfall was announced, followed by the news that Sacramento had become the second most [...]

In this video from last night’s council meeting, Kevin Johnson proposes SAMI 2.0 to the council. The music at the beginning is the Metro Sac channel background music. I overdubbed it because it seems so appropriate to underscore what appears to be a lot of sincerity (and dare I say humility)  on the mayor’s part. [...]

I have been saying for years the Sacramento Police Department should add an online scanner to its website so citizens can monitor their communications as they can in other major cities. I have also suggested the PD add a feature whereby citizens could receive alerts when/if felonious crimes are committed in their area (especially when [...]

Just thought I would make good on my promise to Casey Kirk of Sacramento Press. Casey emailed me and said she had removed a comment of mine from an article about how the economy had impacted local small businesses. I posted a comment stating we (small businesses) really need to help and

SacBee reports a superior court judge has upheld his initial ruling that Mayor K Johnson’s strong arm mayor initiative is unconstitutional. The image the Bee included with the article is a great archive shot of an apparently exuberant Johnson, which stands in stark–albeit humorous–contrast to the accompanying headline. Someone had the idea of a caption [...]