Mayor Johnson’s transition report inspires — but sidesteps how to pay for it all

Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with Charles Smith, co-chair of Johnson’s transition committee, as Smith hands him a copy of the transition committee report at a news conference at Greater Harvest Baptist Church, July 6. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The report issued last week by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transition team seeks to be an inspirational document that rallies the administration — and the city itself — around new and progressive governance.

And there are a lot of concepts in the 223-page report — titled “Building Bridges and Growing the Soul of Chicago: A Blueprint for Creating a more Just and Vibrant City for All” — that would be so brand-new around City Hall’s Fifth Floor, they would have to be ripped out of the plastic.