Don't know if this has already been posted Don't know if he is a Dem or Repub. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kevin Johnson has become the first African-American mayor in Sacramento's history. Johnson, a former NBA star, currently has 58 percent of the vote to Fargo's 42 percent, with 317 out of 391 precincts reporting. "Sacramento made history tonight," Johnson said during his victory speech at Zocalo restaurant in midtown Sacramento. "You have put me in office, we will put the mudslinging aside ... let's talk about real issues to move this city forward." Some of Johnson's supporters joined him onstage, including Councilwoman Sandy Sheedy and Councilmen Steve Cohn and Robbie Waters. Incumbent Heather Fargo conceded shortly after Johnson's speech, and said she tried to reach him before he began his speech. Fargo said Sacramento became more cosmopolitan and sophisticated under her leadership. "We turn over the reigns to Mayor Kevin Johnson, when he takes over, at the end of the month," Fargo said. Johnson thanked Fargo for her 20 years of service to the city. "Tomorrow ushers in a new government in the city of Sacramento," Johnson said. The mayor-elect then invited Louis Joya on stage, a City Hall guard who allowed Johnson to take a tour of the facility two weeks ago, and thanked him for his good customer service. Precincts that were favoring Johnson on Tuesday night include Sagamore Way in the Pocket, Natomas High School, The Club at Natomas, Hagginwood Elementary and Charles E. Mack Elementary. The Bible Chapel and Greenfair Community precincts were favoring Fargo. On election night in the June primary, Johnson was leading Fargo by 47 percent to 40 percent. The mayor's race began with seven candidates and was whittled down to two after the primary. Johnson played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns during his NBA career. He also founded the St. HOPE Academy in Sacramento, a nonprofit that runs Sacramento Charter High School. Johnson relinquished his role as CEO of St. HOPE during the mayoral campaign. http://www.kcra.com/mayor/17895210/detail.html
I heard him on the radio the other day. He sound like a really cool guy. http://www.kevinjohnsonformayor.com/ To bad he's a democrat.
It great to see CAL Alum Kevin Johnson as the mayor of Sacramento. I've followed some of Keven Johnson's career and he seems like he's been very well read, thoughtful and informed about major issues. I also heard that he was far from a dumb jock at Cal but someone who got a lot of out of his college experience.
One was back in Phoenix, he showered with a 16 year old girl. He wasn't prosecuted because they didn't think they could get a conviction, but documents came out showing that he had come to a settlement agreement with the girl and her family of $230,000 and an apology without admission of doing anything wrong. The other involved a student at his school in Sacramento. Don't know the particulars. I was totally caught off guard when I found out. The first incident happened in the 90s but I never knew anything about it before I heard about the 2nd one earlier this year.
Wow I didn't know about that and if these allegations are true then my opinion of KJ has really dropped.
Isn't KJ half white and raised by his grandparents and mother, haha, i guess it the election for that. I remember reading about him in si when he was young. also read about how he worked hard in college. you could kind of see that in his game, he didn't have a lot of natural ability I thought outside of his obvious athetleticism. but his shot was very mechanical, automatic inside 20 feet, but not much range outside that. he just blew by you with his quickness, and he didn't make a lot of highlight reel passes.
