Sacramento Mayor Steinberg could try to get strong mayor initiative on November ballot

Lonnie Wong reports

WONG REPORTS FOR US THEDEADLINE FOR PUTTING APROPOSAL ON THE NOVEMBERBALLOT IS APPROACHING.MAYOR DALE STEYN BOOTSFRUSTRATION WAS EVIDENT LASTYEAR AFTER YOU PUSH THROUGHTHE MEASURE U CITY SALES TAXINCREASE BUT WITH JUST ONEVOTE ON THE CITY COUNCIL HEWAS UNABLE TO DISTRIBUTE THEMONEY THAT HE PROMISED DURINGTHE CAMPAIGN OR THOUGHT WASPRUDENT.

HE IS NOW BEINGPRESSURED TO REFORM POLICEPRACTICES BUT LESS THE CLOUDASSIGNED TO THE CITY MANAGERAND THE CITY COUNCIL AS AWHOLE CAN SEE THE FRUSTRATIONON MAYOR STEINBERG FACE WHENHE'S TRYING TO IMPLEMENT A LOTOF THINGS AND THEY DON'T KNOWWHERE STEVE LOVETT MEAL RANMAYOR, KEVIN JOHNSON SUFFERED.TO GET THE OFFICE BUDGETINGHIRING AND FIRING POWERS INPLACE OF THE NON-ELECTED CITYMANAGER IT FAILED AT THEBALLOT BOX BY A 12% MARGIN ORCITY RESIDENTS READY FORANOTHER GO AT MAKING SURE THATAND I DON'T THINK THECOMMUNITY AND SEE THEIR FORMERMAYOR HEATHER FARGO, LET THEOPPOSITION TO KEVIN JOHNSONSTRONG MAYOR BID.THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERSLIKE FARGO WHAT NEIGHBORHOODSREPRESENTED BY THE COUNCILMEMBERS NOT A STRONG MAYOR HADA LOT EASIER FOR LOBBYIST FORDEVELOPERS AND OTHER PEOPLEHAVE SPECIAL INTEREST AND THATLEAVES A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT ITJUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSECOUNCILWOMAN ELECT KATIEBALANCE RAN A GRASSROOTSEFFORT, THE CONCENTRATED ONCOMMUNITY POWER.

NOTCENTRALIZED POWER YOU HAVE TOHAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS ANDREALLY HASH THINGS OUT ACROSSA BROAD WAY OF STAKEHOLDERS SOTHAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLEARE BUYING INTO STILL SOMEPOINT TO OTHER MAJOR CITIES.THEY'RE NOT RUN BY CITYMANAGER THERE RUN BY PEOPLETHAT ELECT IT REMAINS TO BESEEN WHETHER POLITICAL POWERBROKERS AND VOTERS WILLRESPOND DIFFERENTLY THAN ITDID TO KEVIN JOHNSON SAID FORMANY PEOPLE BELIEVE HE WAS APOLARIZING FIGURE.

THEY LIKEKEVIN JOHNSON THEY DO LIKEDARRELL STEINBERG INSACRAMENTO.

LONNIE WONG FOX 40NEWS.