If you haven't seen it yet, you have go out right now and get a copy of Sactown Magazine for this month. Kevin Johnson is not only on the cover but there is an excellent, in-depth piece about his history and campaign goals in the middle. We are more convinced than ever that KJ for mayor is the best idea we've heard around town since The Towers project was floated.
Does it mean Johnson is perfect? No. We have some concerns still about properties in Oak Park that have been left relatively unattended. But one man cannot do everything on his own and essentially, the city has left Oak Park to him.
Johnson brings change, hope and idealism to the city. He is bold and not afraid to ask, with friends in high places. He personally begged Howard Schultz to open a Starbucks in Oak Park and promises to bring big dollars and big names to town. We're in love with his plan to actually use our rivers to our advantage a-la San Antonio and Portland, instead of ignoring them. We are inspired by his plans to develop downtown faster and we believe that he will not take no for an answer.
Most impressive is Johnson's commitment to education and his follow-thru. This is not a guy who talks big and then disappears. St. Hope has made a major difference in the lives of nearly 2,000 kids- kids who Sac City Unified was not serving to the best of their abilities. Earlier this year, in partnership with the M.I.N.D. Institute and UC Davis School of Education, St. Hope opened the Triumph Center for Early Childhood Education. This center effectively makes it possible for kids from 3 to 18 to benefit from St. Hope's extraordinary vision.
You have just a few weeks to make up your mind for mayor. Get Sactown's April/May issue and we're certain it won't take you that long.
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I have seen Johnson's accomplishments in Oak Park first hand. He has brought tremendous change. People are now coming into Oak Park to visit the art gallery or the Guild Theatre where in previous years they would never have considered this.
Prior to St. Hope running Sac High I used to see students climbing over the fence to cut class, they were hanging out in the alley behind my house smoking pot - now those things are not occurring. In fact, now the students are smiling and opening the doors at Starbucks for me. I can't tell you what joy it gives me to see hope in the faces of these children.
We would be foolish to pass up the opportunity to have Kevin Johnson run this city. His passion, leadership and incredible determination will make this city the jewel we all know it can be.
kj has proven his ability to lead -- see st. hope and sac high success, as well as oak park development. with a weak mayor structure, and a weak mayor in reality, we are lucky that someone like kevin -- whose intelligence, leadership ability, and vision -- is interested in changing the way the city is governed.
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