Sacramento Mayor's Absences Getting Scrutiny
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's absence from one-in-five council meetings is starting to get attention.
The Sacramento Bee says Johnson missed another meeting on Oct. 11, his eighth this year and second in a row.
It's the most skipped meetings by an elected official since 2001.
Johnson spokesman Joaquin McPeek says the mayor has never missed a crucial vote.
He missed a meeting to attend a movie screening at the White House and he was absent so he could deliver a speech at the Harvard Business School. Other trips have taken him to the United Nations and to New Orleans.
He also missed meetings related to efforts to build a new downtown sports area.
Johnson's office says two absences were for unspecified personal matters.