Three’s company: Sacramento gets a third mayor
K.J.'s gone, Ashby’s pregnant and a city council member will get elected mayor pro tempore through June 30
Sacramento's getting a new mayor. Sort of.
It's no secret that Vice Mayor Angelique Ashby is expecting a baby in May (congrats!). Or that Mayor Kevin Johnson has a penchant for skipping city-council meetings. Ashby, as vice mayor, runs council meetings in Johnson's absence, and since she'll be on maternity leave, Sacramento now needs a third mayor. A “mayor pro tempore.”
This past Tuesday, council was poised to select one of their own as its third backup mayor, a position that will last until June 30.
SN&R did a little homework, and it appears Sacramento's in a unique club: No other California city can boast three mayors!
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