After months of exhaustive review, the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County has announced its opposition to the so-called “Strong Mayor Initiative” that Mayor Kevin Johnson is pushing for the June 2010 ballot.

“SAVE Sacramento is proud to have the League of Women Voters join us in opposition to the Strong Mayor Initiative. This independent, non-partisan organization is extremely well-respected by most voters for its thoughtful, reasonable review process and the resulting positions it takes on the issues. We are pleased that the League came to the same conclusion that we did – that the Strong Mayor Initiative would grant the mayor an unprecedented level of power, opens the door to corruption and cronyism and runs counter to the desire of most Sacramentans for a fair and open process for making such significant changes to the City charter,” said SAVE Sacramento Chair Matt Kelly.

For more information regarding the League of Women Voters, visit their website at: www.lwvsacramento.org

For more information regarding SAVE Sacramento, go to: www.savesac.com
 

-Matt Kelly is the Chair of SAVE Sacramento.