Editorial: Mayoral arrogance hampers progress - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial Sacramento Bee:
"A year later, Sacramento's self-proclaimed collaborative mayor needlessly offended Rancho Cordova officials when he announced that he planned to house 105 homeless men, women and children this winter in that city without consulting city officials.
Like the rest of Rancho Cordova, Councilman Ken Cooley learned about Johnson's homeless plan for his city from the newspapers. When Cooley went out to examine the proposed site at the old Mather Air Force Base, he found deteriorating apartments probably built in the 1950s. Most had no stoves or refrigerators. Some had mold. A city employee stuck a pen into a wall and ants came boiling out."
"A year later, Sacramento's self-proclaimed collaborative mayor needlessly offended Rancho Cordova officials when he announced that he planned to house 105 homeless men, women and children this winter in that city without consulting city officials.
Like the rest of Rancho Cordova, Councilman Ken Cooley learned about Johnson's homeless plan for his city from the newspapers. When Cooley went out to examine the proposed site at the old Mather Air Force Base, he found deteriorating apartments probably built in the 1950s. Most had no stoves or refrigerators. Some had mold. A city employee stuck a pen into a wall and ants came boiling out."