Former NBA star to run for mayor
From the Associated Press
Former National Basketball Assn. star Kevin Johnson jumped into the Sacramento mayor’s race Wednesday, announcing he would challenge incumbent Heather Fargo, who is a seeking third term, in the June 3 municipal election.
Johnson, 42, made the announcement at a news conference at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, the low-income Sacramento neighborhood where he grew up and where he has devoted himself to urban renewal projects after retiring from professional basketball.
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