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Elk Grove News Podcasts – Is the Elk Grove City Council compassionate, cowardly or just 5 WASPs?

D.A. Gougherty

Aug 2, 2022

In January 2020, The City of Elk Grove, California, became a compassionate city. At least on paper.

During their January 8th meeting, the Sacramento suburb issued a proclamation advanced by a group called Compassionate Elk Grove.

In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we will take a look at Elk Grove’s proclamation of compassion through a specific lens. That lens was the Elk Grove City Council July 27, 2022, denial of a supportive housing project meant to assist over 60 people transitioning out of homelessness.

And we ask, is the Elk Grove Mayor and City Council compassionate, cowardly, or just 5 WASPs?

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