2007.02.25: February 25, 2007: Headlines: COS - Guatemala: Hispanic Issues: Politics: Sacramento Bee: The Sacramento Bee remembers Joe Serna
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The Sacramento Bee remembers Joe Serna
Serna grew up outside Lodi and got his political start as an activist with the United Farm Workers. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento, and joined the Peace Corps. Later, while a government professor at CSUS, Serna was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1981 to represent District 5, which includes Oak Park and Curtis Park. In 1997, he helped negotiate a deal to keep the Sacramento Kings in town with a $73 million loan for the team. His push for downtown development in the late '90s led to the City Council approving two major hotels, an office complex and an IMAX theater.
The Sacramento Bee remembers Joe Serna
The Sacramento Bee: 150 Years -- Bee headliner: Joe Serna Jr.
Published 12:00 am PST Sunday, February 25, 2007
Born: Sept. 3, 1939
Died: Nov. 7, 1999
Known for: Serna was elected in 1992 as Sacramento's first Latino mayor. A dominant local political figure in the 1980s and 1990s, Serna was re-elected in 1996 and died in 1999 after a long battle with cancer.
Background: Serna grew up outside Lodi and got his political start as an activist with the United Farm Workers. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento, and joined the Peace Corps. Later, while a government professor at CSUS, Serna was elected to the Sacramento City Council in 1981 to represent District 5, which includes Oak Park and Curtis Park. In 1997, he helped negotiate a deal to keep the Sacramento Kings in town with a $73 million loan for the team. His push for downtown development in the late '90s led to the City Council approving two major hotels, an office complex and an IMAX theater.
A highlight: In 1995, Serna launched a campaign to reform the Sacramento City Unified School District, endorsing a slate of four challengers who all won seats by a wide margin in the 1996 election. Source: Sacramento Bee archives
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