In the spirit of Sacramento’s early days, when the 49ers had to be ready for any situation that might befall them, our city motto just might be “Be Prepared”.  If the thousands of volunteers in the region are any indication, Sacramento is prepared for just about anything. In a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday morning, Mayor Kevin Johnson honored the SacramentoReady team of emergency preparedness planners.   SacramentoReady is a regional partnership of city and county working to provide emergency preparation and response information to people in the Sacramento area. Under the leadership of the Sacramento Red Cross, many agencies and organizations have come together to be sure that the re

Less than one month after launching the Sacramento Service Plan, Mayor Kevin Johnson was joined by pilot Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger in kicking off “Sacramento Ready”, the plan’s public safety campaign aimed at engaging residents in emergency and disaster preparedness. “We saw what happened in New Orleans with (Hurricane) Katrina,” said Mayor Johnson to a capacity filled City Council Chamber. “In terms of a flood, Sacramento is the second most dangerous or at-risk community behind New Orleans.” The event belonged to Captain Sullenberger, the Air Force veteran pilot best known for landing US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan nearly two years ago on January 15