By R.E. Graswich, Special Assistant to Mayor Kevin Johnson: Very cool process underway at Sacramento City Hall this week: Mayor, council and public all share first bite at big news from Sacramento First Task Force. The citizen's task force spent the last four months finding ways to build a new entertainment and sports complex in Sacramento. The task force report will be presented Thursday to Mayor Kevin Johnson at a special 11:30 a.m. session of the Sacramento City Council.
Original plans called for the task force to present recommendations to the mayor first, in private. He would study the report and decide whether to move it forward with the City Council.
The plan didn't sit well with the mayor. He decided the process would be better served with transparency.
Last week, Mayor Johnson called for the special session and decided he should see the task force recommendations at the same time as the public and council members.
There's plenty of suspense around City Hall over the recommendations. People are speculating about which development teams and locations will get the nod from Sacramento First.
Mayor Johnson is not participating in the suspense. The guy who created the task force and moved it forward has become the most patient person in city hall. He can wait until Thursday.