Sacramento: Mayor probe jeopardizes federal money

I remember Kevin Johnson making headlines for the right reasons when he was playing for the Phoenix Suns alongside Charles Barkley. I find it a bit disappointing to see such a nice guy get involved with problematic spending with his charitable organization. Now not only did the members of his organization suffer with a diversion of funds, but now the city of Sacramento will now be punished for their mayor's actions. The city could definitely use some of the stimulus money and for KJ to be on the restricted list is something that I nor many of his fellow constituents saw coming. Yes the issue was brought up during the race for mayor, but citizens overlooked this and voted him into office. Now they are the ones paying for it and unless KJ finds alternatives to rebuilding the city's infrastructure and education projects, it might not be a very successful term for the embattled mayor.