D.A. Gougherty

Elections

GOP Elk Grove City Councilmember Spease 'supports' Democrat; Singh-Allen makes impassioned plea for besieged Matsui

Could cold hard cash decide the Teeter-Totter contest between Matsui and Vang, or will Republican support help the incumbent?

Law and Justice

City of Elk Grove News Podcasts - How do we know whether Elk Grove officials are acting within the law?

Are they on the up-and-up?

Elections

Why was Kevin Kiley at Sacramento’s Railyards ribbon-cutting?

Was Thursday’s appearance routine regional cooperation, or a chance to borrow some bipartisan scenery alongside Matsui?

Law and Justice

On The Take? Resident asks Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen and her city council if they are being bribed

Something fishy happening with ALPRs?

Elections

Matsui's Hasan Piker attacks may have backfired, with Elk Grove mayor adding fuel to the fire

Did Matsui's surrogates' attacks help generate additional attention and financial support for the very candidate they were intended to damage?

Law and Justice

Mayor Singh-Allen, police oversight requires more than a photo opportunity

Singh-Allen’s leadership should be judged by her willingness to demand answers, even when those answers are uncomfortable

Elections

Matsui saturates TV, Vang dominates on Social Media

Money rules where candidates can place their messages. If you have a boatload of money, candidates and their consultants typically go with mass-market TV and radio commercials. continued below If you are the underdog with less funding, you have to resort to other means to reach voters. That means

Elections

Could Republican voters help Mai Vang defeat Doris Matsui by not voting?

Any high-profile effort by Matsui to attract Republican voters by emphasizing her more moderate positions could create difficulties with progressive Democrats

Elections

Is Doris Matsui’s Public Records Request on Mai Vang a Political Hail Mary?

After the Piker attack failed, Matsui campaign is circling back to another line of attack

Law and Justice

California court protects journalist’s reporting on sealed arrest record in Substack case

The court also recognized Poulson’s recurring online newsletter as a qualifying news publication

Elections

Richard Pan Enlists Sacramento's Top Law Enforcement Officials as Kevin Kiley Attacks His Crime Record

We predict one or both of the county's top elected law enforcement officials will switch the script

Opinion

Summer Villas: The City’s Own Environmental Review Gives Us Reason to Say No

A developer’s request to amend the General Plan should not outweigh the City’s commitment to rural preservation