Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson In the News: Week of November 10, 2008

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Sacramento Bee - Johnson's swearing in is set for Nov. 25
Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson will hold a public swearing in ceremony at Memorial Auditorium on Nov. 25 that will double as a "citywide call to action" for the community, his transition team said today. The event's master of ceremonies will be television journalist Lisa Ling, who grew up in Carmichael.

SBS Sports - When sports stars go good
Excerpt:  Open Season finds that not all athletes are obsessed with the money, cars and fame often associated with modern-day sports stars. Barack Obama, President-elect of the United States, is not the only basketballer who experienced sweet electoral success last week. Kevin Johnson, a former NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns, is mayor-elect of Sacramento, California state capital.

Gonzaga Bulletin - More than athletes
Excerpt:  In last Tuesday's election, former NFL players Steve Largent and Heath Shuler were re-elected to congressional positions and former NBA point guard Kevin Johnson was elected mayor of Sacramento.

Gotham Schools Blog Postscript: Who wrote that 34-page memo and do they matter?
Excerpt:  Now that the Democrats for Education Reform memo recommending education choices for Obama is circulating, people are asking me who DFER is and if they’re important.

Sacramento Bee - Outgoing Fargo, incoming Johnson agree budget's the big concern (11/13/08)
Excerpt:  The Sacramento mayor-elect met for more than 30 minutes Wednesday with outgoing Mayor Heather Fargo in her office, then took a floor-by-floor tour of City Hall with members of his transition team.

Sacramento Bee - Kevin Johnson goes one-on-one with TV comedian Colbert (11/13/08)
Excerpt:  Fresh from a convincing victory over incumbent Heather Fargo, Sacramento Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson is taking advantage of his celebrity status.  Who knew the former NBA star had the kind of cachet to pull down an invite to the satirical Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report"?

Sacramento Bee - City buzz grows with Johnson as its mayor (11/12/08)
Excerpt:  We enter a new era of Sacramento politics with a new type of leader: Kevin Johnson, ex-NBA star, mayor-elect by landslide, a jumble of virtues and contradictions who will never be boring.  Johnson could be exactly what Sacramento needs right now.

NPR - Ex-NBA Star Now Sacramento's First Black Mayor (11/12/08)
Excerpt:  To most of the country, Kevin Johnson is best known as a former All-Star point guard for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. But in Sacramento, Calif., he is now known as mayor-elect.  The Sacramento native who founded a nonprofit organization working in one of the city's poorest neighborhoods is also the city's first black mayor.

KCRA - Johnson Appears On 'Colbert Report' - Sacramento Receives 'Colbert Bump' (11/11/08)
(includes video of Johnson’s appearance on the “Colbert Report”)
Excerpt:  Sacramento got the "Colbert Bump" Tuesday after Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson tested his comedic chops as a guest on Comedy Central's "Colbert Report."

Sacramento Bee - Mayor Johnson plans a grand start (11/11/08)
Excerpt:  Sacramentans voted for change, and here it comes. Incoming Mayor Kevin Johnson won't take office until Nov. 25, but it's already clear he will be a very different sort of chief executive than Sacramento is used to.

Capital Public Radio - Campaign's Over; Here Comes the Hard Part...  (11/11/08)
Excerpt: Johnson says he wants to work with all eight city council members – whether they supported him during the campaign or not. Johnson: “I reached out to them before the election, and said either way, I’m gonna live in this city, I’d like to work with you.

KXTV News 10 - Kevin Johnson Says Money for Public Safety is #1 (11/10/08)
Excerpt:  Mayor-elect Kevin Johnson outlined his first plans for the city of Sacramento when he takes over November 25. Johnson held a press conference Monday morning on the 25th floor of the new office tower at 621 Capitol Mall.