I was the first to condemn Obama’s remarks about the police acting “stupidly” in their arrest of his hot-headed Harvard Professor buddy. I thought his comments were totally unbecoming of the commander in chief, and counted myself amongst millions who asked him to apologize. Surprisingly, and much to his credit, he did even better: he [...]
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Obama sets the conflict resolution bar high with “beer summit” , KJ should take heed
By M. Johnston • Jul 30th, 2009 |
School of hardwood knocks, Sac County goes on welfare, tent city “residents” hit the road
By M. Johnston • Apr 13th, 2009 |Happy Easter, friends. I hope you all had a nice weekend. Ours was wonderful. We attended Saturday Easter vigil at the Cathedral. The service was long and people were required to stand for long periods of time. At one point a man fainted. Fell backward like a tree and slammed his head onto the hardwood floor. A woman screamed. Then, BANG! He was down. The Sac Fire Dept arrived and took him away with them.
Read the rest of the story»Sacramento Mayor Kevin “The Cloud” Johnson threatens to SUE the–United States government??
By M. Johnston • Apr 1st, 2009 |About a year ago (to the day even), when Kizzy-to-the-Jizzy hinted he might run for Sack Town mayor, Heather Fargo’s fortune teller Richie Ross made an ominous forecast. Ross boldly declared Kevin Johnson would “make the worst decision of his life” (or something as equally foreboding), if he dared to pierce the Fargonian mayoral veil.
At [...]
BONG! Sacramento Mayor Johnson shoots another transparency brick
By M. Johnston • Feb 3rd, 2009 |Former-Sac-Bee-columnist-turned-gadfly-extraordinaire R.E. Graswich broke an interesting little story last night on KOVR13’s The Scoop. In the segment, Graswich exposed an internal mayoral “staff report” containing–what some might call–covert city charter amendment proposals. Not surprisingly, the proposals–if passed–would give the mayor more power over city council meetings and excuse him from being present under certain conditions.
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Mayor Johnson calls off the strong mayor dawgs, shocks residents with stunning new revelation
By M. Johnston • Jan 28th, 2009 | It’s official: after a month of SAGGING and wilting under the pressure of persistent opposition, Mayor Johnson’s strong mayor balloon has finally popped.
Citing the state’s decision not to hold a special election in June, and the cost-prohibitive price tag of a special city election (estimated to be a whopping $1.25 million), K-to-the-J declared his [...]
Dear Mayor Johnson: We put our faith in you, let’s see some sweat equity
By M. Johnston • Jan 11th, 2009 |“Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. LEADERSHIP has to do with influencing and motivating people.” -John C Maxwell
Here are my SacBee.com comments in response to an article (http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1532584.html) they posted today about the strong mayor referendum. Maybe this week I will just keep adding thoughts [...]
When it comes to persuasive speech, WHAT you say matters.. and more thoughts about Mayor Johnson’s strong push
By M. Johnston • Jan 10th, 2009 |“Leadership is INFLUENCE. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less. My favorite leadership proverb is “He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following is only taking a walk” –John C. Maxwell.
Strong mayor push or power grab? Transparency or visibility? Accountability or answerability? Priority or imperative? Words mean different things to different people, but when [...]
Commentary: Mayor Johnson’s 35 day State of the City address
By M. Johnston • Jan 7th, 2009 |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 [...]
Read the rest of the story»Sacramento Councilman Kevin McCarty pushes back on KJ’s ’strong’ mayoral approach
By M. Johnston • Dec 16th, 2008 |I contacted Sacramento Councilman Kevin McCarty via Facebook and asked for his thoughts about the strong mayor referendum KJ is proposing. He replied with his initial thoughts rather quickly, even though he is out of country right now. I’ve referred to Kevin McCarty as the “Big Ooze” in the past for his slowness in endorsing [...]
Read the rest of the story»Mayor Johnson goes Lombardi on supporters, says achieving the Sac dream not a spectator sport
By M. Johnston • Nov 26th, 2008 |May I rant for a minute? After all, this is a blog. Hey just be happy I don’t put up restaurant reviews and family photo galleries! My Tuesday evening rant:
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Hey KJ, news flash my brother: SACRAMENTO IS ON THE MAP! It was put on the map a long time ago (1839, to be specific). In [...]