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The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Periodically, you'll be seeing some new voices on this site as we add occasional contributors. Today: Dan Lamothe, who blogs at Red Sox Monster. I’m going to go ahead and assume you're all familiar with Kevin Johnson, the former Suns star who is running for mayor in his hometown of Sacramento, Calif. If you've missed the [...]
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Gay.com (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, who's running for mayor of Sacramento, told a TV audience that marriage should be limited to heterosexual couples.
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Gay News Bits (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The Sacramento Mayoral campaign is hitting the headlines with a bit of same-sex marriage controversy… The Sacbee reports that mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson and former NBA star, has upset local gay and lesbian leaders after saying he believes marriage is between a man and a woman. Current Mayor Heather Fargo and the five other candidates however do [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Mayoral challenger Kevin Johnson has riled Sacramento's gay community with his statement at a televised candidate forum that "marriage is between a man and a woman." KEVIN JOHNSON In a statement Thursday he says he backs state laws on same- sex civil unions.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Sleazy hit pieces seem to be the unfortunate norm in California politics. But never before have Sacramento voters seen such a despicable independent expenditure campaign as the one Mayor Heather Fargo's supporters launched against Kevin Johnson.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
To say Kevin Johnson walks precincts every afternoon doesn't begin to capture it. He doesn't just walk precincts; he attacks them. Video: Kevin Johnson on the campaign trail Audio slide show Mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson, center, is a novice politician who admits he lacks detailed knowledge of many issues. But he has powerful endorsements, a veteran staff...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo arrived at the California Restaurant Association mixer a little early. Mayor Heather Fargo discusses her schedule with assistant Kim L. Blackwell. Fargo has taken some hard knocks as she competes for a third term with former NBA star Kevin Johnson. "People don't ask him the same questions; they don't expect him to know as much," says Fargo. Anne Chadwick...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
St. HOPE Public Schools administrators have asked Sacramento City Unified School District trustees to postpone consideration of their request to open a charter middle school in Oak Park. Read the Sac City schools superintendent's letter regarding Bee articles on Kevin Johnson
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel peeled back secrecy surrounding his department's investigation into allegations that mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson inappropriately touched a teenage girl, saying he was "absolutely" concerned that an internal probe took place at Sacramento High School before his detectives set foot on campus.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson traveled to the city of Sacramento's northern edge Wednesday to highlight the plight of people losing their homes to foreclosure.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel said Wednesday he was "absolutely" concerned Sacramento High officials conducted their own investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct against Kevin Johnson before detectives had a chance to investigate the complaint. Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel said detectives never talked to Kevin Johnson about...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
The day Kevin Johnson announced he was running for mayor of Sacramento, the prediction here was: There will be blood.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Flanked by about 30 supporters in Oak Park, mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson said Tuesday he wanted to move beyond questions about his personal behavior and talk about "the issues that matter in this city."
