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Sacramento’s mayoral candidates presented their visions for the city’s creative economy at a two-part “Meet the Candidates for Mayor” Creative Economy meeting hosted by Atrium 916 in late September and early October.
Dr. Flojaune “Flo” Cofer presented her plan during the Sept. 23 virtual meeting, which allowed community members to ask questions and learn about Cofer’s personal connections to the arts, goals for the creative economy and views on why public policy around arts is important.
Cofer introduced herself as “the daughter of two public school teachers” who grew up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, in a “family full of artists and musicians,” who regularly attended public theater. She shared a personal story about how her arts education provided a creative outlet and a way to keep the memory of her late father alive as a young girl. As someone who also enjoys making art herself, Cofer said she has an “appreciation for professional artists and also those of us who do it as part of our human experience.”