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GOP report: Accuser says Mayor Johnson offered to pay her $1,000 a month

Mayor Kevin Johnson is back in the spotlight with the release of a GOP report investigating the firing of the man who conducted the St. HOPE probe. Along with their report, Issa and Grassley released 30 pages of findings that Walpin sent to the U.S. ...

From RYAN LILLIS AND SAM STANTON, Sacramento Bee,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  Phoenix Suns,  Kevin Johnson,  U.S. Congress

Kevin Johnson's accuser says he offered to pay her $1,000 a month

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson offered to pay $1,000 a month to one of three girls who had accused him of inappropriately touching her while she was involved in his St. HOPE Hood Corps program, the girl told federal agents during their investigation ...

From RYAN LILLIS AND SAM STANTON, Sacramento Bee,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Kevin Johnson,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Darrell Issa

Inside City Hall: Strong-mayor group gets help in reducing debt

Sacramentans for Accountable Government the group running Mayor Kevin Johnson's strong- mayor campaign is climbing out of debt after taking in nearly $60,000 in donations and forgiven loans from July 1 to Sept. 30, campaign records show. But the ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Johnson,  Christopher Cabaldon

Charter Review group favors making City Council job full-time

Here are some rules of the road: Keep your comments civil. Don't insult one another or the subjects of our articles. If you think a comment violates our guidelines click the "report abuse" button to notify the moderators. Responding to the comment ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  17 Nov 2009

Downtown Sacramento back in play for new Kings arena

Responding quickly to a mayoral call, some of the region's largest developers are rushing to draw up proposals for a new sports and entertainment arena in Sacramento. And from the early discussions, it looks like downtown is back in play. Mayor Kevin ...

From RYAN LILLIS AND TONY BIZJAK, Sacramento Bee,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  Kevin Johnson,  David Taylor

Inside City Hall: City Hall is buzzing about Kerridge's future

Rumors of City Manager Ray Kerridge's imminent departure began to spread last week after he sent an e-mail thanking city employees for their work during the past year, while the city grappled with budget reductions, layoffs and controversies involving ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  11 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Johnson,  Michelle Rhee

Sacramento officials push for Capitol Mall redesign

Paris has the Champs-élysées. In Barcelona, it's Las Ramblas. And in Washington, D.C., it's the National Mall. Sacramento, however, has an underachieving Capitol Mall, a stretch of barren sidewalk and a desolate median that you won't see on many ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  10 Nov 2009

Hopeful loved ones wait out search for missing air crews

Che Barnes' twin brother, Noah, talks about the pilot near where Che once recovered Noah's wedding ring on the family farm. They hailed from towns and suburbs across America small places like Elm Mott, Texas, and Decaturville, Tenn. Last week, their ...

From CYNTHIA HUBERT, RYAN LILLIS AND ANNA TONG, Sacramento Bee,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: US Marine Corps,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Dodge,  Facebook Inc.

Sacramento charter review panel rejects strong-mayor plan

Unlike Mayor Kevin Johnson, the city's Charter Review Committee didn't recommend major changes to the way Sacramento is governed. Now, it appears more likely that the City Council will agree with the committee and as a result, will decide not to draft ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Kevin Johnson,  David Binder

Inside City Hall: Mayor's aide leaves for Nestlé PR job

Michelle Smira, one of Mayor Kevin Johnson's closest volunteer advisers over the past year, has bid farewell to City Hall for now, anyway. Smira and her political affairs firm signed a contract last month to do public outreach work for Nestlé, the ...

From RYAN LILLIS, Sacramento Bee,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Lisa Ling,  Kevin Johnson,  Bill Thomas,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Oprah Winfrey

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