Nguyen hits back, says Guerra making false claims about state investigation of Elk Grove’s housing violations
In an escalation of their war of words, California Assembly District 10 candidate and Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen struck back at her opponent today, Eric Guerra.
Yesterday Guerra, a Sacramento City Councilmember, issued a statement critical of Nguyen after Elk Grove was sued by a developer of a supportive housing project that the Elk Grove City Council denied. In addition to being sued by the developer, Elk Grove is under investigation by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (DHC) for the supportive project they say has violated state housing laws.
Nguyen’s campaign statement accused Guerra of making false claims.
“When challenged about the failures on homelessness we have seen in Sacramento, Eric Guerra cried about ‘finger-pointing. Now in an attempt to score cheap political points, Guerra wants to weigh into a local land use issue that was unanimously rejected by the Elk Grove Planning Commission and the Elk Grove City Council.”
That rejection by the Elk Grove Planning Commission and City Council violated Senate Bill 35, according to the DHC investigation.
During the primary election, Nguyen sent mailers critical of Sacramento’s homeless population. She specifically criticized an encampment in the district Guerra represents.
The statement noted, “Guerra was a key member of the Sacramento City Council that raised the city’s sales tax and promised to use those funds to fix the problems around homelessness. It is clear Guerra has failed miserably. This latest stunt just shows that as his campaign implodes, he is becoming increasingly desperate.”
Interestingly, Nguyen, as a current Elk Grove City Council member, approved the placement of a sales tax increase on the Elk Grove November ballot that promises, among other things, to address Elk Grove’s homeless population.
