Remembering Grantland Johnson
I am deeply saddened by the news that Grantland Johnson died today.
My first introduction to state government and politics came from two former Sacramento County supervisors – Sandy Smoley and Grantland Johnson. At the time, I had no idea I would eventually end up at CSAC.
I met Grantland in January of 1999 as an Executive Fellow at the California Health and Human Services Agency. He was just appointed by Governor Davis as the Health and Human Services Agency. I came to know him as Grantland – not as Mr. Secretary or Mr. Johnson. For all of the titles he held in his career, he was an unpretentious, gentle man at his core.