Elk Grove Capitol Update: Tracking Assemblymember Nguyen and Senator Ashby

It’s a busy month as California legislators race toward the end of the 2025–26 legislative session on Aug. 31 - data from CalMatters.org

Elk Grove Week at a Glance - Week of August 24

Meetings and events in Elk Grove this week

Elena Trukhan enters EGUSD Area 5 race, creating three-way contest for open seat

The addition of Trukhan means Area 5 voters will have three distinct choices for an open seat

Rural Roots Sunday - My Rural Elk Grove Neighbors

Once rural land and this way of life are lost to development, they cannot simply be recreated somewhere else

Elk Grove News Minute Podcast - Rural Red to Suburban Blue

These school board elections could solidify the change over the last 15 years

VIDEO Elk Grove City Council special meeting - Aug. 20, 2026

Mayor Singh-Allen and Councilman were unopposed for their next terms.

Project Labor Agreement discussed at length during marathon EGUSD special meeting

A decision could be made as soon as next month on a project labor agreement for EGUSD

Craig Townsend challenges Delia Baluin for Elk Grove Unified Area 4 school board seat

Baulin was a vacancy appointment in February 2025.

EGUSD project labor agreement debate draws 19 speakers, majority opposed

A project labor agreement is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement establishing labor terms and conditions for construction projects

Elk Grove man arrested in hit-and-run that seriously injured 74-year-old woman

Suspect released on bail

Rebranding Old Town Elk Grove...on utility poles?

When does a street become a Main Street?

Singh-Allen & Brewer draw no opponents, to be appointed to new terms at special meeting

Unlike Singh-Allen and Brewer, District 4 Councilmember Sergio Robles drew a challenger