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First it was Peter Boulware in Florida. Now it's Kevin Johnson in Sacramento:

Former NBA star Kevin Johnson jumped into the Sacramento mayor's race Wednesday, announcing he will challenge three-term incumbent Heather Fargo in the municipal election in June.

The 42-year-old Johnson made the announcement at a news conference at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, the low-income Sacramento neighborhood where he grew up and where he has devoted himself to urban renewal projects after retiring from the NBA.

"We need a change in the city and I believe we need a change now," Johnson said. "As I went out the last month and talked to people around the city, folks have said to me they believe city government is nonresponsive, tired, uninspired and bureaucratic. They want something different in Sacramento. [They're] clamoring for change.

Of course, Boulware is a Republican and Johnson tries to sound like an Obama-wannabe (he's already been on the stump for him) but it's good to see that athletes want to try and serve their communities in more ways than one....