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• Source: Sacramento Bee
• Date: October 14, 2007
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• Bylines: Terri Hardy , Phillip Reese
• Topics: Real Estate
• Data Types: Local Data , Mapping
• Description/Excerpt: Within a two-mile radius, a Bee investigation found, half of the 37 parcels owned by Johnson or companies and organizations he founded have been cited by the city in the past decade, some multiple times. The 73 violations at those Oak Park properties resulted in 42 fines or fees totaling at least $32,080. At speaking engagements across the country, Johnson touts his success in helping Oak Park. Top officials in his organization and at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency sing his praises, saying no one has done more to improve the struggling area. But Johnson's organizations, whose combined holdings rank them among Oak Park's largest private property owners, also are one of the neighborhood's most frequent city code offenders, said Max Fernandez, Sacramento's code enforcement chief. "It's unfortunate that these particular properties that we've had problems with are owned by one person," Fernandez said. In its investigation, The Bee reviewed property records, code enforcement files, permits, and police and fire reports. Reporters visited every property affiliated with Johnson and interviewed dozens of Oak Park residents.
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