"A Superior Court judge has tentatively granted a request that Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's strong mayor initiative be blocked from appearing on the the June ballot.
In a preliminary ruling issued today, the court declared that the initiative process cannnot be used to revise the Sacramento City Charter, embracing a key argument brought by former Johnson backer Bill Camp.
The complaint filed late last year argued that the initiaive process could be used only to amend the city charter, not to make major changes. Such a sweeping revision, the lawsuit"
In a preliminary ruling issued today, the court declared that the initiative process cannnot be used to revise the Sacramento City Charter, embracing a key argument brought by former Johnson backer Bill Camp.
The complaint filed late last year argued that the initiaive process could be used only to amend the city charter, not to make major changes. Such a sweeping revision, the lawsuit"