Great detail and coverage on this timely topic. Good job Suzanne!

It is possible that the media could skew Johnson's concern to make it seem like the question of how the memo was leaked was more important to him than the fact that the Community Development Department did something wrong - it is also possible that he was more concerned with the leak than questionable government actions. The Bee and KJ present two different versions of the same event. HOWEVER, Johnson's memo says of the leak that "their lack of courage and need for secrecy erases any legitimacy of their act." Does anonymity always illegitimize a claim? It doesn't change the truth of what actually happened which should have a proper investigation so the facts can be set straight. Politicians should come to terms with the fact that constituents are tired of seeing corruption and back-door deals, developers putting people's lives at risk so they can make a few extra bucks. When constituents think of accountability WE think that the government needs to be accountable for making decisions with integrity in the first place - sometimes that starts on a computer in the permit department.

I said that it's possible not that they did. In fairness I will revise to reflect the other possibility.

http://www.victorlouis.com/page3.php Finally

Can you buy tickets in advance? I haven't been able to find any information about the cost either.

As part of the Vhcle Team I want to say thank you to everyone who supported the event from the sponsors and talent to the volunteers and people cleaning up the next day. The press were super easy to work - especially Sacramento Press. We estimate the attendance at 800 people for the night (some people came early and left prior to LA Riots) and are working on finalizing the head count. Stay tuned for more details on http://vhcle.wordpress.com and http://www.myspace.com/vhclelaunch and - Definitely thinking about our next event but the details are SUPER TOP SECRET ; )

Live Manikins rocked it later at Marilyns

I can't find a story or photos about the actual concert. Was anyone actually at the event? I saw lots of fancy cars and limos in midtown that night and it was weird.

I am interested to know how the City of Sacramento will address homelessness and if the change in leadership will affect public policy on this issue (for these people - my small attempt to not entirely depersonalize the issue). There has recently been discussion of a place for legal encampments (http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/1569553.html). Obviously, the current policy of "pick up and move" is not a solution or even a good band-aid. Thanks for the story Mark. Would be interested in seeing more articles on this issue.

Or have you considered it could be a force outside of us?

Not as culturally-relevant as homelessness I suppose but there's only so many topics to write about on a Sunday night!