D.A. Gougherty

Elections

The Politics of the Shopping Cart: Mai Vang Challenges Doris Matsui on Wealth and Working Families

How will Matsui address the two-headed hydra of her millionaire status and her relatability to the woes of working mothers out shopping for groceries?

Elections

I Opened a Republican 'Eviction Notice'—Turns Out They Just Wanted $35

Whatever the reason, the National Republican Congressional Committee has apparently adopted me

Lifestyle

Confessions of a Lifelong Democrat: Why Are Republicans So Desperate to Mail Me?

Over the last 50 years, my voting has been remarkably consistent

Opinion

Doris Matsui's Flood Control Legacy Faces a New Political Reality Against Mai Vang

Are flood-control infrastructure and congressional seniority still a winning combination, or are they an abstraction for most voters?

Opinion

Elk Grove News Minute Podcast - Score one for the American consumer

Regular folk finally win one!

Elections

From Chevy Chase to Mitch McConnell: How the 'Gerontocracy' Debate Is Shaping Sacramento's Matsui-Vang Race

For Doris Matsui, the grim reality of McConnell's death watch is distinctly bad timing

Elections

Peggy Parks Files to Challenge Elk Grove City Council Incumbent Sergio Robles in District 4 Race

The campaign website says, "Peggy is running to bring a friendly, practical and engaged voice to the City Council"

Opinion

Analysis: Stephanie Nguyen's poll asks the question suddenly on every California Democrat's mind

At first glance, the questionnaire looks like a routine re-election poll, but then it takes an unusual turn

Elections

Kalshi Prediction Market Favors Mai Vang Over Rep. Doris Matsui in California's 7th Congressional Race

As we approach and pass Labor Day, these numbers could change, and we expect them to narrow

Opinion

City of Elk Grove New Podcast - Our democracy is worth fighting for

We have traveled through many peaks and valleys.

Opinion

Declaration of Independence at 250: A Diverse Reading Celebrates America's Founding Document

A group of 12 demographically and geographically diverse American women offers this reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Lifestyle

Pat Robertson Returns From the Dead to Explain Trump's All-American State Fair Disaster | Satire

By the Elk Grove News Department of Supernatural Affairs