Sacramento Mayor Johns has a solution to the homeless problem, or at least where 269 of them will sleep this winter. Johnson said , “Here in Sacramento, we are choosing not to close our eyes anymore. Fortunately, we have many people who are willing to step forward and find practical solutions.” His plans do require Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisor’s approval, which is expected next week.

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Actually they were stolen. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was the victim of a thief this weekend in San Francisco. It happened Saturday at about 8 p.m. in Union Square.

Johnson, in town for a conference with represenatives from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, decided to use public transportation to travel to the city. “I thought it would be nice to take public transportation, so I rode AMTRAK from Sacramento to Richmond,” said Johnson.

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