ESPN Shelves Its Kevin Johnson Documentary
Tickets to tonight’s showcase of the documentary Down In The Valley in Sacramento, Calif., just got collectable. It may be the only public viewing the ESPN-produced film, about how Kevin Johnson saved...
View ArticleESPN To Delay Airing Film About Kings After Criminal Allegations Against...
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – ESPN has announced it will delay the release of a documentary film about the Kings after nearly decades-old allegations of sexual abuse by Mayor Kevin Johnson recently resurfaced....
View ArticleESPN doc starring Sacramento mayor shelved over molestation allegations
Sacramento Kings fans hoping to see ESPN's new documentary "Down In The Valley" about how retired NBA player and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson managed to keep the NBA franchise in the city are going...
View ArticleESPN film starring Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson shelved over renewed...
Sacramento Kings fans hoping to see ESPN’s new documentary “Down In The Valley” about how retired NBA player and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson managed to keep the NBA franchise in the city are going...
View ArticleESPN delays Kings doc amid 'renewed focus' on Kevin Johnson sexual abuse...
View photo. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson (center) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 83rd … ESPN on Monday postponed the premiere of "Down in the Valley," a documentary...
View ArticleSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson won't run for another term
Kevin Johnson LM Otero / Associated Press Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, speaks before a panel discussion about sports and race relations in Dallas in June....
View ArticleEx-NBA star won't seek reelection as mayor of Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Calling it a tough decision, former NBA star and current Sacramento, California, Mayor Kevin Johnson said Wednesday he will not seek a third term next year now that the...
View ArticleSacramento's Kevin Johnson Won't Seek Re-Election Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations
6:04 PM ET Brakkton Booker Twitter i Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said his decision not to seek re-election "was an incredibly difficult choice, but one that I feel confident about." Rich...
View ArticleOld sex abuse claims resurface for Sacramento mayor
It should have been a high point in a career of high points: the premiere of a documentary chronicling how Kevin Johnson – the former NBA All Star who as mayor helped rejuvenate this once-ailing...
View ArticleKevin Johnson Won’t Seek Re-Election Following Molestation Allegations
On the night that an ESPN "30 for 30" film on his political efforts was scheduled for release, current Sacramento mayor and former NBA player Kevin Johnson declared that he would not be running for...
View ArticleEmbattled Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson: I won't seek re-election
Kevin Johnson, the former NBA star who has been dogged by renewed allegations of sexual abuse in the 1990s, has confirmed that will not seek a third term as Sacramento’s mayor....
View ArticleFormer lawmaker seeks to succeed Sacramento's basketball star mayor
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The former top Democrat in the California Senate said on Wednesday he will run for mayor of Sacramento in what is expected to be an expensive contest...
View ArticleGranger, Johnson kick off demolition for Kings arena project
Noel Neuburger | Sacramento Business Journal Mayor Kevin Johnson and Kings president Chris Granger talk to the media before demolition begins at Downtown Plaza. Staff Writer- Sacramento Business...
View ArticleCity Leaders Weigh in on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Mayor Johnson
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO – Mayor Kevin Johnson appeared relaxed Monday as he greeted people and spoke at the grand opening of the Cannery Place Apartments. It was his ......
View Article>Being mayor, player aided Johnson in Sterling push
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is on a winning streak. The former NBA star led the city's successful effort to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle and was recently sworn in...
View ArticleMayor Johnson Subject Of Sexual Harassment Claim By City Employee
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - In an impromptu press conference early Thursday morning, Mayor Kevin Johnson addressed a new sexual harassment claim leveled against him. The complaint was filed by a ......
View ArticleScandal Dampens Sacramento’s World-Class Designs
Sacramento I have a simple observation after years of writing about local-development issues: Whenever civic boosters talk about creating a “world-class city,” their city is by definition not one now....
View ArticleBeing mayor, player aided Johnson in Sterling push
SACRAMENTO, Calif. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is on a winning streak. The former NBA star led the city's successful effort to keep the Kings from moving to Seattle and was recently sworn in as...
View ArticleESPN Films and ABC Announce June Air Dates for the Highly Anticipated 30 for...
(Source: ESPN Inc) First installment to premiere on ABC on Saturday, June 11 This June, ESPN Films will debut the group's most ambitious project to date, 'O.J.: Made in America.' The film had its...
View ArticleMarcos Breton: Devastating details but no smoking guns in HBO’s Kevin Johnson...
An HBO report about longstanding sexual allegations against Mayor Kevin Johnson offered a few new details but no smoking guns. Before March 22’s episode of “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,” we already...
View ArticleEditorial: Mayor Johnson states his case on downtown arena
Last year, Mayor Kevin Johnson turned his State of the City address into a pep rally to keep the Kings from leaving Sacramento. This year, he used it as a platform to make a passionate sales pitch for...
View ArticleTHE 2015 TRIBECA/ESPN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED (Tribeca Film...
(Source: Tribeca Film Festival) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE 2015 TRIBECA/ESPN SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED *** World premiere of Andrea Nevins' Play It Forward, an intimate documentary on...
View ArticleESPN To show 30 for 30 on '85 Bears (Chicago Bears)
(Source: Chicago Bears) ESPN's latest 30 for 30 documentary, which focuses on the legendary 1985 Super Bowl XX champion Bears, will debut on ESPN Thursday at 8 p.m. (CT). The film, entitled 'The '85...
View Article‘Shock The World’ about Jesse Ventura’s surprise rise to Governor at...
The ninth annual Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival will include the world premiere of Shock the World, the story of how pro wrestler-turned-politician Jesse Ventura became the unexpected Governor of...
View ArticleHBO show to talk to Johnson accusers about allegations of sexual misconduct
HBO series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel will air a segment Tuesday night on allegations of sexual misconduct against Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson. HBO released a press release Monday stating the...
View ArticleMayor Kevin Johnson formally unveils drawings of new Sacramento Kings arena
Formally unveiling drawings of the new Sacramento Kings arena Tuesday, Mayor Kevin Johnson said hes confident a measure challenging the citys $258 million subsidy for the project will be kept off the...
View ArticleSacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson denies new sexual harassment allegations
New sexual harassment allegations have been leveled against Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who fired back Thursday, saying the claim had “absolutely no merit.”lRelated PolitiCalGov. Brown's budget:...
View ArticleState of the City: Two tech firms to bring hundreds of jobs, mayor announces
Since the day he took office over seven years ago, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson has talked about a need to shed the city’s dependence on government and real estate jobs. And on Thursday night,...
View ArticleESPN Films’ 30 for 30 Volume III to Launch this Fall with a Five-Week Run ...
(Source: ESPN Inc) Fall Slate Features Stories on USC football, Coach Bill McCartney and Tyson/Holyfield, Among Others Six years after the launch of 30 for 30, ESPN Films' Peabody and Emmy...
View ArticleKings '30 for 30' Debuts at Tribeca (Sacramento Kings)
(Source: Sacramento Kings) Early in "Down in the Valley," as Sacramento native and NBA-star-turned-mayor Kevin Johnson describes the conditions of his deprived neighborhood and trying upbringing, his...
View ArticleSacramento Premiere Of Kings’ 30 For 30 Film Announced
The ’30 For 30′ film about the fight to keep the Kings in Sacramento will air on ESPN on...
View ArticlePremiere Date Announced For Sacramento Kings ’30 For 30′ Film
Sacramento Kings fans will have to mark another date in their calendars this fall. No, it is not home game or special event in downtown. ESPN has announced the...
View ArticleSacramento Premiere Announced for ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary “Down in the...
(Source: Sacramento Kings) Sacramento, Calif. - Today, the Sacramento Kings announced that the local premiere of the ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary "Down in the Valley" will take place on Monday, October...
View ArticleEx-basketball star Kevin Johnson is back holding court in his hometown
"Kevin, Kevin, come see us!" yelled a man pushing a stroller. "Yo, K.J., stop by the community garden!" urged a friend from the old neighborhood. Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson beamed as he walked...
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