Sacramento's Pathetic Mayor

Yesterday, at the start of the race for Mayor of the city, the current incumbent attempted to smear what looks like her most important opponent.

Heather Fargo has been lackluster at best. Her "vision", if you can call it that, for the downtown has been limited to put it charitably. Under her tenure problems seem to get deferred and perquisites for the mayor seem to increase.

Her major opponent, former NBA star Kevin Johnson, could be very credible opponent. So Fargo rushed out a series of charges about Johnson's supposed back tax bills. Unfortunately, like many of Fargo's efforts this one was not well thought out and it turns out all of the charges were false.

The contrast between the kind of energy that Joe Serna produced for the city and Fargo's is stark. Serna had, like Fargo, a commitment to left wing causes, but he also had a vision for the city. While not all of his ideas were successful, the city did some amazing things during his tenure. But as you look downtown today, it has stagnated under Fargo. She deserves to be defeated in her attempt to be re-elected.