Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Hoop Star, To Visit Bridgeport

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From Mayor Finch:

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will visit Bridgeport on Saturday, April 7 to participate in a roundtable discussion about education with Mayor Bill Finch. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at Jettie Tisdale School, 250 Hollister Ave at 12:30 p.m.

Kevin Johnson is the 55th mayor of Sacramento. He is the first native Sacramentan, and the first African American to be elected to the office. Since taking office in December 2008, Mayor Johnson has accomplished a number of objectives in his ambitious action plan for Sacramento, including:

* Improving public safety by adding more police officers on the street, securing Homeland Security grants, and hosting a gang summit;

* Boosting economic development by supporting existing businesses and working to bring others to Sacramento; and

* Championing excellence in public education by meeting with area school superintendents and hosting an education summit.

Johnson’s dedication to public service began long before he started his tenure as mayor. Following his retirement from the NBA after 12 successful seasons with the Phoenix Suns, Mayor Johnson returned to his Oak Park neighborhood in Sacramento to serve as the CEO of St. HOPE, a non-profit community development organization he founded in 1989 to revitalize inner-city communities through public education, economic development, civic leadership and the arts.

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  1. That ought to be interesting … it could even be interesting enough to tear me away from the green bean casserole I will undoubtedly be making …

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  2. *Improving public safety by adding more police officers on the street, securing Homeland Security grants, and hosting a gang summit;
    I HOPE HE BRINGS HIS BULLETPROOF VEST. This isn’t Sacramento. By the way, what is a gang summit? Is that a cocktail party with ambassadors from each gang getting together to hold hands and be nice to one another? Gangs ARE a national problem. They need to be eliminated, not catered or pandered to.

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