A Johnny Cash tune playing in the background, Midtown activist and former mayoral candidate Shawn Eldredge announced Friday that he is running for the 3rd District seat on the City Council held by Steve Cohn. Communities in the district include downtown, East Sacramento, Midtown and Arden Fair. Eldredge, a building contractor, took a break from a construction project at the MARRS building in Midtown to talk about his plans. Last year, he lost the race for mayor to Kevin Johnson. If elected t... KathleenHaley jemjm5 2010-01-26T21:00:56Z 2010-01-26T21:00:56Z

Hi Shawn, I didn't realize that District Three included Arden Area which I absolutely love. Is there a way that people who do not have the internet can contribute to your campaign. Do you have an address for checks. My sister would love to donate to you because she thinks that you will pay attention be aware of the peoples needs and overall help this district. Thank you for your fresh insite into the issues.

jemjm5 2010-01-26T21:00:56Z dhubhcx 2009-10-29T17:37:13Z 2009-10-29T17:37:13Z

go eldredge! you're hair is rad even if not the status quo. much respect also to the clan from la sierra; appropriate that a part of the city's salvation should come from sacramento's very own ridgemont high. sacramento has a lot of rockstar qualities these days and will be an important hotbed of creativity and innovation in the very near future due to its population and infrastructure. indeed some old blood must be let to allow its renaissance. good luck.

dhubhcx 2009-10-29T17:37:13Z dhubhcx 2009-10-29T17:27:04Z 2009-10-29T17:27:04Z

marion and bbbmer shud get a room, hahahhaa,,,,that other knucklehead wannabe ramboo should be in a PADDED room

dhubhcx 2009-10-29T17:27:04Z Steve V 2009-10-29T03:00:21Z 2009-10-29T03:00:21Z

What happened to Muriel Strand, the chicken lady?? MURIEL STRAND FOR CITY COUNCIL! hehe j/k Shawn, I wish you the best... but with all due respect, I think you'll have better chances if you get a haircut.

Steve V 2009-10-29T03:00:21Z Marion Millin 2009-10-26T17:55:27Z 2009-10-26T17:55:27Z

Jim Knapp, You dump on leadership but make it clear you don't believe in the process enough to actually participate in it. Many of those you dump on volunteer their time to try to make a difference; working with many of those they would probably rather have the luxury to harangue and harass as you do. You attended a new forum for public participation in local and regional matters, with the same aggressive and overbearing manner that you have online. You forced more responsible members of your breakout group to demand that you stop talking over them, so that they could try to get a word in edgewise. You want to jump in the sandbox and have a temper tantrum, kick down whatever anyone else is working on, grab all the tools and toys and tell everyone what they should do. You don't want to do the work. You don't offer solutions or constructive ideas. Aside from another comment that carrying a concealed weapon is a solution to Midtown parking issues.

Marion Millin 2009-10-26T17:55:27Z BrooksTruitt 2009-10-25T20:09:42Z 2009-10-25T20:09:42Z

Great news, Shawn. I guess you weren't kidding. Steve is tired. Needs to devote remaining strength to SMUD You've got my full support. P. S. You might want to keep that quiet to avoid proverbial "Kiss of Death." effect.

BrooksTruitt 2009-10-25T20:09:42Z bbbbmer 2009-10-25T04:48:11Z 2009-10-25T04:48:11Z

Most definitely not you Ms. Millin....

bbbbmer 2009-10-25T04:48:11Z Marion Millin 2009-10-25T03:03:21Z 2009-10-25T03:03:21Z

Hey, who are you calling "cognitively rigid"? LOL.

Marion Millin 2009-10-25T03:03:21Z Jim Knapp 2009-10-25T02:55:51Z 2009-10-25T02:55:51Z

Gee Marion do you feel alienated? Do you need a hug? Ask bbbbmer Target practice...now thats an idea....Might be more productive than "working with the community" a community which I am beginning to realize is by and large comprised of brain dead automatons who do and vote as the Party leaders tell them.

Jim Knapp 2009-10-25T02:55:51Z Marion Millin 2009-10-25T01:02:00Z 2009-10-25T01:02:00Z

JimKnapp and "Oracle," Beyond congratulations, my comments are relevant to: the upcoming election for which Shawn is announcing candidacy; a key component of that election which -- one way or another -- will have significant impacts on the Council he hopes to join; the fact that I saw him briefly at the Charter Committee Town Hall and would like to know what he thinks about the matter. Shawn cared enough to make a brief appearance and ask a question, wearing a very nice shirt, "Oracle" will be relieved to know. JimKnapp, the first thing you need to do is quit telling other people what they need to do. You dump on just about everything and everyone and pretend to care about Sacramento. You dump on leadership but make it clear you don't believe in the process enough to actually participate in it. Many of those you dump on volunteer their time to try to make a difference; working with many of those they would probably rather have the luxury to harangue and harass as you do. You attended a new forum for public participation in local and regional matters, with the same aggressive and overbearing manner that you have online. You forced more responsible members of your breakout group to demand that you stop talking over them, so that they could try to get a word in edgewise. It was clearly uncomfortable for them to have to do so and they let you dominate the discussion for longer than anyone could stand. You want to jump in the sandbox and have a temper tantrum, kick down whatever anyone else is working on, grab all the tools and toys and tell everyone what they should do. You don't want to do the work. You don't offer solutions or constructive ideas. You alienate everyone who might potentially agree or participate with you. How's that workin' for ya? Oracle, both you and JimKnapp are welcome to read -- or not -- whatever you wish on SacPress. No one is inflicting anything on your tender eyeballs, which are so offended by the sights of real life when you deign to visit downtown from your Ivory Tower. You are able to hide behind your screen name when you make your offensive, elitist comments on SacPress. Your fawning comments to Steve Maviglio's article about "hate speech" and screen names: "The KJ haters do get out of line (well, a few of them) and it's a damn shame they've extinguished our exchanges of opinion. Out and out name-calling and personal attacks should not be posted, IMHO." The same day: "The repetitious droning on and on about the same topic is VERY annoying and dilutes the message. Although bbbbmerwhatever is heavier on the personal attacks and name-calling and even more annoying. And to candidate Eldredge - get a haircut and buy a decent shirt if you want to be taken serious for the council seat. Appearance does matter." So, like Maviglio, you think it's not "name-calling and personal attacks," as long as it's coming from you. You are the one attempting to "extinguish our exchanges of opinion" and "dilute the message" with arrogance and hypocrisy, yes, hiding behind that screen name. JimKnapp, what you need to do is decide if you want to be part of the problem or the solution; decide whether you want to work with the community or use it for target practice.

Marion Millin 2009-10-25T01:02:00Z thsas 2009-10-25T00:11:00Z 2009-10-25T00:11:00Z

His best thinking leads to this appearance?

thsas 2009-10-25T00:11:00Z Kingsley Chossington 2009-10-24T22:44:59Z 2009-10-24T22:44:59Z

props to shawn he has my vote.....

Kingsley Chossington 2009-10-24T22:44:59Z bbbbmer 2009-10-24T21:04:07Z 2009-10-24T21:04:07Z

I am honored and humbled to be associated with Marion Millin's comments here, though we are most definitely two different people. I guess it's difficult for cognitively and politically rigid luddites to comprehend that there are more than just a few people who are opposed to KJ's SMI, are politically progressive and compassionate, and can write an English sentence with more than a bit of wit and aplomb. Though I don't live in East Sac, I would support Mr. Eldredge as long as he is opposed to SMI, would never support a neighborhood intrusive expansion like that of Mercy Hospital, and would break KJ's strategic stranglehold on the Council. Steve Cohn is a member of a congregation that I've been a part of, off and on, since I was a child. I believe his actions in support of Johnson and his tribe of suckups, sycophants, and siblings, especially regarding the SMI and the rather dark backstory that is KJ's history, are less than honorable, and run counter to a progressive vein of moral and ethical principles that our congregation espouses. I will support anyone who will serve this or any other council seat more effectively than Cohn.

bbbbmer 2009-10-24T21:04:07Z Oracle 2009-10-24T18:05:31Z 2009-10-24T18:05:31Z

Right on Jim Knapp! The repetitious droning on and on about the same topic is VERY annoying and dilutes the message. Although bbbbmerwhatever is heavier on the personal attacks and name-calling and even more annoying. And to candidate Eldredge - get a haircut and buy a decent shirt if you want to be taken serious for the council seat. Appearance does matter.

Oracle 2009-10-24T18:05:31Z Jim Knapp 2009-10-24T16:15:55Z 2009-10-24T16:15:55Z

You need to fix your broken record Marion...it's getting really really annoying. I have the feeling that you and bbbbmr... are the same person. almost every word is exactly the same from you two. THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON THE SMI, NOT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES...ITS THAT SIMPLE! I could care less about what position Eldridge would take on the "SMI" or strong Mayor Initiative...He will NOT be the person deciding the issue, the voters will be. We need new blood on the city council PERIOD! I HATE POLITICIANS WITH A PASSION, Eldridge is one of the very few I support. He did an incredible job in the Mayoral debates. Sadly though I am rather doubtful he can win....I have very little faith in the voters of this town. Look at their tract record. I personally will follow three basic rules for the Council election. Do not vote for: 1. Any incumbent 2. Anyone supported by public employee unions. 3. Anyone who takes money from the Tsakopoulos/David Taylor mob. The candidates left over will still have to earn my vote, Eldridge does not violate any of these rules, but I will be listening closely once the debates come. I want to hear more on his positions like urban sprawl, paving over irreplaceable farm land, how the City can partner with private enterprise to provide opportunities for our youth, reforming and cleaning house within SHRA's leadership, and his position on giving wealthy developers hundreds of millions of our tax dollars.

Jim Knapp 2009-10-24T16:15:55Z Marion Millin 2009-10-24T04:46:32Z 2009-10-24T04:46:32Z

Congratulations on your commitment, Shawn. We noticed your appearance at the final Charter Review Committee meeting. Would be very interested in your take on the SMI and/or ideas about altering city governance.

Marion Millin 2009-10-24T04:46:32Z George Raya 2009-10-24T04:23:13Z 2009-10-24T04:23:13Z

I know we do not have term limits for members of the City Council, maybe we should. 15 years is WAY TOO long for a person to serve on the Council. Incumbents rarely lose an election. So, it is often only through term limits do we get needed change. Elected office should not be viewed as a lifetime position, or one family's property.

George Raya 2009-10-24T04:23:13Z Susie Shields 2009-10-24T02:59:49Z 2009-10-24T02:59:49Z

Shawn, you have my vote. I know many, many people who want KJ lovin' Cohn gone.

Susie Shields 2009-10-24T02:59:49Z