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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A man took a coconut cream pie from a grocery bag, grabbed Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson from behind and smacked him in the face with it at a charity event, leading the former NBA star to start swinging and then tackle the man who was left battered and facing assault charges.The pie wielder and local activist, Sean Thompson, 32, said Thursday that the mayor overreacted, sending him to the hospital for nine stitches before he went to jail. He said he was angry Johnson devoted so much political energy to an arena for the citys basketball team and not to other needs such as education and homelessness.The mayor was greeting people eating at an outdoor charity dinner Wednesday night at Sacramento Charter High School when Thompson pulled Johnson back and shoved the pie in his face, said Johnsons chief of staff, Crystal Strait.There was no throwing of the pie, said Erika Bjork, who works for a professional soccer team in Sacramento and saw the encounter up close. This was a direct assault. It just happened that he had a pie in his hand.Bjork, whose boss is a major donor to Johnson, said the mayor looked shocked and swung at Thompson multiple times, but she didnt see him land any punches.Thompson had red and blue bruises and a roughly 1-inch line of stitches under his left eye when he spoke to The Associated Press in jail.When I threw the pie at him, right at that moment, I shouted at him. I said, `You need to better represent me, Thompson said.He said the mayor turned and hit him at least twice and pretty hard. Thompson said he covered his face and started to move away but was quickly surrounded by people and kept taking hits. He couldnt tell who delivered the blows.Thompson said he expected to be tackled by police but was caught off guard when the punches came from the mayor. He said he has no regrets but was surprised to be facing a felony, assaulting a public official.He was held on $100,000 bail and was expected to be formally charged Friday.Johnsons signature achievement in office was getting a $550 million arena built for the Sacramento Kings, which Thompson said took attention away from other issues.Cres Vellucci, who organizes legal support for activists at the National Lawyers Guild in Sacramento, said people in the social justice community are concerned about Thompsons safety and Johnsons physical response.Prosecutors will review the case, including the mayors reaction, after receiving the police reports, likely on Friday, district attorney spokeswoman Shelly Orio said.Whether youre hit in the face with a pie or a fist, youve been assaulted and youre generally allowed to respond with similar force, said Rory Little, a former litigator and professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law.Johnsons response probably is not a disproportionate reaction, though it might not be the reaction we want our public officials to have, Little said.Vellucci wrote in an email that he met Thompson five years ago and described him as a nonviolent person who participated in some of the first Black Lives Matter protests in Sacramento in 2014 and in Occupy Sacramento rallies before that.Police and Johnsons chief of staff said Thompson was not previously known to the mayor and his staff. In an interview with local TV stations, Thompson said hes interacted with Johnson many times during city meetings for activists and that the mayor often appears disinterested and unengaged in community members concerns.Johnson is well-known for his efforts to revitalize Oak Park, a predominantly African-American neighborhood.Hes a graduate of the high school where the event was held Wednesday and brought it back from the brink of dissolution in the early 2000s by incorporating it in a system of charter schools he founded to help disadvantaged communities.Johnson, who had a long career as an NBA All-Star with the Phoenix Suns and a brief stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers, has about two months left as mayor. He decided not to seek a third term.---Associated Press writer Jonathan J. Cooper contributed to this report.---This story has been corrected to show that the first name of Cres Vellucci was misspelled Chris and that Thompson had injuries around his left eye, not his right. 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The bad news is what the calendar itself looks like -- a chaotic collection of dates that bears no resemblance to realistic flight schedules and which fails to take into account the impact of jetlag and endless travel on the human body.Not only will the F1 circus once again have to put up with the impossible journey between Montreal and Baku -- assuming that the much-loved Canadian Grand Prix even takes place next year -- but for those who traditionally save money by staying out in Asia between the Singapore and Japanese grands prix, we will have to go from European time back home to local time in Sepang before switching back onto European time for the Marina Bay night race and back onto local time again when it comes to racing in Suzuka.The first sight of next years proposed calendar led to jokes about wrist-slashing and finding new jobs in the Sepang press room on Thursday, but the draft calendar is no laughing matter. It is hard enough to stomach for those independent freelancers who already spend in excess of ￡20,000 each year simply attending the races, but for the hard-working F1 mechanics whose jobs are truly physical, 2017 is a nightmare that people will have to suffer unless they see it as an opportunity to move into a professional sphere that is kinder to both body and family life.Working in Formula One is a privilege, make no mistake. Whatever ones role within the paddock, we are afforded with a unique opportunity to see the world (or, at the very least, the airports and circuits of the world), all while working in a field that inspires passion like no other.But that passion comes at a high cost, both financial and personal. Divorce rates within the sport are high, but higher still is the level of staff turnover -- particularly in teams -- as those who revelled in the adrenaline and adventure of a life on the road in their twenties decide that it might be a nice idea to have a social life, a family life, or even simply a personal life when they hit their thirties.There are rumours that following the Liberty Media takeover of the sport we will soon see calendars of 25 or more races, and while increasing F1s global reach is no bad thing, a 25-round calendar will only work if it is assembled by those who have real and recent experience of attending every round..ddddddddddddAs things currently stand, 2017 features seven back-to-back races, few of which make logistical sense. Shanghai-Bahrain works well for anyone using a Middle Eastern airline (thatll be most of us...), while Spa-Monza makes for a pleasant road trip, as some of us discovered this year. But Montreal-Baku is an exercise in insanity, with no direct commercial flights between the two venues. This year I booked two separate returns (London-Montreal and London-Baku), and alterations to the airlines schedules post-booking meant that I had a 15 minute window in which to complete a transfer at Heathrow.Similarly insane is the non-flyaway pairing of Austria and Silverstone, which tested the limits of the truckies ability to get from Spielberg to Northamptonshire in time to set up the motorhomes at the latter venue without violating EU regulations on the maximum number of driving hours allowed before road safety becomes a problem. Given the FIAs interest in road safety, it boggles the mind that the Federation would sanction such a pairing for a second consecutive year.Budapest and Hockenheim make for a logical pairing given the proximity of the two venues, and the only complaint there is a social one -- the Hungarian capital is a fun and bustling city with an abundance of choice when it comes to celebrating the start of the summer holiday, while Hockenheim is something of a damp squib when it comes to partying hearty. Or partying at all, come to that.Sepang to Singapore leads to the body clock problems mentioned earlier, even if its only a short hop between the two circuits. Switching between three time zones in two weeks (four if one stays out east to save money rather than heading home before Suzuka) is far harder to live than can be imagined if youve not tried it. At least the Mexico-Brazil back-to-back is an easy (almost) end to the season...Still, the overall calendar consensus? Could do better. Much, much better. Expect record rates of employee attrition over the course of the year, and yet more divorces than weve seen in years past. Even the marital guidance counsellors now on many teams payrolls are going to find it hard to save the relationships that will allow teams to retain their valued staff. ' ' '