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Kevin Johnson Will Run for Mayor
Published 3/5/2008 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
The Bee has the story. Johnson will make his official announcement at 5 p.m. at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, campaign sources said. It'd be an interesting first-hand account if anyone's in the neighborhood. My previous feelings on any impact to the ...

KJ Crosses Over Into The Political Arena
Published 3/6/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... , but former Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Johnson is making it official — he’s going to take on incumbent Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo this November. ...

Kevin Johnson Wants to Take Point in Sacramento
Published 3/6/2008 by Tuffy at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Kevin Johnson , former Phoenix Sun All-Star, wants to be your mayor. (Well, assuming you live in Sacramento.) Johnson formally announced his bid Wednesday to oust three-time incumbent mayor of the California state capitol, Heather Fargo . SIGNAL TO NOISE has been tracking the story from the start and has ...

Could Seattle Use an NBA-Bred Mayor?
Published 3/6/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: SuperSonics, Suns, Kings, SeattleWord former Suns point guard Kevin Johnson would run for mayor of Sacramento (his hometown) has percolated since January. Yesterday, KJ made it official. (And of course, today the mud is already flying.) Back then, we addressed the impacts on Sacramento's arena efforts. It helps to look at the situation in Seattle for further perspective. Would a mayor with ties professional and personal to the NBA have helped matters? Yes. I don't think the mess ...