Thank you, KJ for not being beaten down from your spirited goal to lead our lovely little city from the 19th to the 21st century

In response to bbbbmer: Hateful trash talk is just that when one hides behind anonymity.

Ray Tretheway's statement, "a full-time City Council is a second-tier issue" seems sensible. Might a Strong Mayor be a first-tier issue?

Thank you Savemidtown

To paraphrase Mayor Johnson, what about trying it before trashing it?

William, this has nothing to do with specific persons or personalities - Ray Kerridge and Kevin Johnson for example - it is about a method of governing

Thank you, Craig Powell. Your statement gives words to the numbing disappointment I felt as I read the committees report.

Where will the Sep 3 town hall meeting be held and is the public invited?

Thank you Hayes & Zeff for this incredible gift to Midtown. This beautiful space and beautiful art form together, it goes beyond every fantasy I have had for the use of this space every time I have walked by it. I can imagine it will be one of the landmarks of our area. To get a little silly about it: Walking home from 2nd Saturday last weekend we suddenly heard Tchaikovsky music, a few steps farther and there in a glass cage ballet was being performed! It was magical.

Is the Los Angeles signature gathering activity the one responsible changing the mayoral system there and paving the way for Richard Riordan's tenure? If it was, I say YES! I moved here from Los Angeles three years ago after living my long adult life there; the system change was and is a powerful and positive influence to Los Angeles. Do we know who the big developer is who is responsible for this drive for change here?

I want to say, I think "Strong Mayor" for city governance imperative for the city we are and want to be. I am reading the comments and arguments against put forth and I do not understand the angst that is being expressed. Thank you Steve Cohn and Kevin Johnson for getting your acts together and making it move forward.

It seems to me that an important consideration for city governing is ignored while energy is being expended on whether one likes or dislikes Kevin Johnson.

The Pizza at last night's NAG meeting was (we have become dangerously comfortable with your on going gift, Ben), differently delicious, I repeatedly asked, "where is this from?",nobody knew. Thank you for this wonderful article, now I know, not only about last night's pizza, but, more so, about ONE SPEED Now I have added ONE SPEED to SACRAMENTO PRESS as essential ingredients to the growing foundation of 21st century Sacramento