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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]