Sooo.. yeah. Mayor J held a press conference, and the Bee captured a few juicy quotes from him. I have to tell you, every time I read another article about our good mayor I feel more foolish for ever wondering if I would run out of things to write about in this space. I’m also [...]
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Advice for the New Mayor of Sacramento - Part 2
By Joe • Dec 14th, 2008 |This advice opinion column is centered around KJ’s desire to be “strong” mayor. It also offers criticism of his approach and handling of the situation to date…
1) LEARN how to build consensus. Build a coalition of friends and foes, just as Obama is doing with his cabinet. A coalition, NOT a KJ-ition. In business, building [...]
What’s a bully pulpit? How is the city doing on Fargo’s watch? We went downtown and asked residents
By Joe • Oct 26th, 2008 |Update: if you have any issue watching the video, watch it on Youtube.com here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKGHvSQuGU0.
I spent some time downtown today with lifetime Natomas resident, Navy veteran, and Sacramento City Council District 1 hopeful John Dahilig. The purpose of our venture was to find out what kind of impact the claims and words of Heather Fargo [...]
Fargo’s snarky grin, interruptions, and mumbling don’t faze Johnson in second televised mayoral debate
By Joe • Oct 6th, 2008 |Updated 8:30am - 7Oct08
Fargo was absolutely pathetic on every level last night. In 22 years as a business professional and voter, I have never witnessed such an egregious, vindictive public official so replete with resentment. One absolutely can not be an effective leader (let along consensus builder!) with that kind of emotion ruling one’s entire [...]
Schwarzenegger clears way for Sac Town “Docks” project, but Poopnear Reservoir a stinking point
By Joe • Oct 5th, 2008 |I went to a “town hall” meeting featuring mayoral hopeful KJ in Natomas a few weeks ago. I recall Johnson saying he didn’t think Sacramento had done a good job developing along its rivers. How Portland and other cities have done a far better job. Take San Antonio for example, said Kevin, to the delight [...]
Read the rest of the story»Is Kevin Johnson a true Democrat? Who cares
By Joe • Sep 28th, 2008 |Throughout this election season, Sacramento voters have been bombarded with lectures, stories, blog entries, speeches, mailers, press releases, and even bumper stickers touting which mayoral candidate is the true Democrat, as though the title were some sort of regal honor that will determine the outcome of the election. Do voters even care? I sure don’t. [...]
Read the rest of the story»Fargo mum as Sacramento Police yank fifty percent of patrol cars off the streets for dicey cost cutting experiment
By Joe • Sep 3rd, 2008 |Where is Batman when you need him? Dark Knight anyone?
If there were ANY lingering doubts about Heather Fargo and company’s lack of commitment to public safety, I hope they have all been removed now.
In a JOLTING development, the City of Gotham Sacramento has decided to pair up OUR police officers and reduce OUR patrol car [...]
Johnson camp says Fargo “playing politics” with city manager Ray Kerridge, but who’s REALLY playing political poker?
By Joe • Aug 19th, 2008 |So apparently there was a surprise agenda item for a closed door city council meeting this evening. Evidently Queen Fargo decided a review of city Manager Ray Kerridge’s performance was in order. A “performance appraisal” they call it. Eeeyoo don’t you HATE performance appraisals–especially when they don’t come with raises?
The Bee ran something about it [...]
Evidently the buck (or bus) don’t stop at Sacramento City Hall on Fargo’s watch
By Joe • Jun 25th, 2008 |KCRA reports today that our Sacramento City Council is “irritated” with the Utilities department over the results of a recently completed audit that exposed potential mismanagement there, as well as other improprieties such as $1,000,000 worth of missing water meters.
In fact the council is so angry with the mean ol’ utilities department, says KCRA, that [...]
Escape from New Sacramento (aka Natomas)
By Joe • Jun 19th, 2008 |Where is the love? Sorry, I can’t paint a brighter picture of Natomas. I appreciate the stepped-up efforts of the police department, but we’re still a long way from where we need to be..
Thinking about buying a home in Natomas? DON’T. Natomas is the city’s dumping ground for low income housing, and it is plagued [...]

