Mayor Kevin Johnson will step out of the tense Kings arena issue for a time this evening when he holds a 'State of Schools' summit at the Guild Theater in Oak Park.
Tonight's event, which runs from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., is scheduled to be the first in a string of monthly meetings. The mayor and other organizers want to give community members a chance to weigh in on the state of city schools.
Russlynn Ali, the assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education, will join the mayor at tonight's event. David DeLuz, the president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Urban League, will also be on hand.
