KEVIN JOHNSON ROBBED ON STREETS OF SAN FRAN: Garment bag jacked when he stopped to help someone into a cab.

       In a post on his blog, Johnson said he put down his garment bag near Union Square to help an elderly man get into a cab. When he went back to retrieve it less than 30 seconds later, it was gone.

       Johnson – mayor since 2008 and the first African American to hold the position – said he lost a suit, a pair of shoes and some personal items.

       "Not the end of the world, but frustrating," Johnson wrote. "The real crime was the vulnerability of it all, the idea that I could leave my bag on a crowded street, turn my back for 30 seconds and have my stuff stolen."

       Johnson said he was in San Francisco to attend a conference with representatives of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.       

       "Next time I see San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, I'll tell him the story and give him my word nothing like that will happen to him in Sacramento," Johnson added. "And I'll hope I can make good on the promise."