Gov. Jerry Brown: "I vow to keep a higher profile this year."
Sutter Brown: "I vow to keep a lower profile this year."
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg : "I vow not to allow any more 'gut-and-amend bills' this year, or any year."
Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez: "Oh, come on, Darrell. How am I going to shut down Vernon?"
PG&E executives: "We pledge to spend less money on ridiculous political activities (such as 2010's failed Prop. 16) and more on ensuring that gas pipelines are safe."
NBA Commissioner David Stern: "I pledge that the league and the Kings will negotiate in good faith and pay more than their fair share for a new sports and entertainment arena in Sacramento."
Kings players: "We resolve to stay healthy, hustle back on defense and, last but not least, hit our free throws."
UC Davis police: "We resolve not to casually pepper-spray a crowd of sitting students and other protesters, no matter how much they taunt us, and certainly not when there are 200 video cameras around."
Occupy Movement: "We promise to stop closing down ports in Oakland and elsewhere, resulting in lost wages for truckers and others who are part of the 99 percent."
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson: "I will push hard for my strong mayor proposal. But if the City Council rejects it and I can't get it on the ballot or if voters reject it, I vow to drop it and devote my time in office to bettering Sacramento with my existing powers."
Sacramento City Council: "We vow to let the mayor put his proposal on the ballot so voters can decide this, once and for all."
Sacramento County Executive Brad Hudson: "I pledge that, next time I feel the urge to spend $21,000 sprucing up my office, I'll think twice and go to Goodwill."
Sacramento residents: "We resolve not to use the term 'world-class city' again. Ever." *
*Holdover from previous year
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