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By: EURweb.com
Sacramento mayor and former NBA all-star Kevin Johnson was robbed on the streets of San Francisco over the weekend while trying to be a Good Samaritan.
In a post on his blog, <span style="font-weight: bold">Johnson said he put down his garment bag near Union Square to help an elderly man get into a cab. When he went back to retrieve it less than 30 seconds later, it was gone.</span>
Johnson – mayor since 2008 and the first African-American to hold the position – said he lost a suit, a pair of shoes and some personal items.
"Not the end of the world, but frustrating," Johnson wrote. "The real crime was the vulnerability of it all, the idea that I could leave my bag on a crowded street, turn my back for 30 seconds and have my stuff stolen."
Johnson said he was in San Francisco to attend a conference with representatives of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
"Next time I see San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, I'll tell him the story and give him my word nothing like that will happen to him in Sacramento," Johnson added. "And I'll hope I can make good on the promise."
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