Mayor Kevin Johnson Statement regarding tentative ruling on strong mayor initiative
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As you may know, a judge issued a tentative ruling this afternoon blocking the strong mayor initiative from appearing on the June ballot.
Click here to read the Sacramento Bee article on Judge McMaster’s ruling.
Sacramentans for Accountable Government legal counsel, Tom Hiltachk, released the following statement:
“We are disappointed with the court’s tentative ruling but we are confident that this is only a temporary setback and that the strong mayor initiative will still be on the June ballot. Our first step will be to appear in court tomorrow and try to convince the judge to reverse this tentative ruling.”
Click here to read Tom Hiltachk’s statement in its entirety.
The next step is a hearing tomorrow afternoon. Please check the Sacramentans for Accountable Government website for updates.
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