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This Wednesday night, the fourth of the Sac Song & Wine concerts will be held at Miner’s Leap Winery in Clarksburg. The five-concert series, which started on May 17, feature an interesting and talented roster of Nashville songwriters. The September 13 show will feature Charles Esten (actor who was
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* 09/12 Youth Commission Meeting (6 p.m.) * 09/12 Diversity & Inclusion Commission Special Meeting (6 p.m.) * 09/13 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.) * 09/14 NeighborGood Market (5 p.m.) * 09/15 Fridays in the Grove: Salsa on the Avenue (7 p.m.) * 09/16 Drive
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by Carolyn Jones | CalMatters.org While some states have been banning books by the hundreds, California appears headed in the opposite direction — enacting a law that would penalize local school boards that block any book reflecting the state’s diversity. Gov. Gavin Newsom is poised to sign Assembly Bill 1078,
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As has occurred in meetings over the last several months, Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee Nancy Chaires-Espinoza has been taken to task during public comment during non-agenda items. During the Tuesday, September 5 meeting, a speaker who identified herself as Emelina accused Chaires-Espinoza of lying to her. The accusation
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Listeners of the podcast and Elk Grove News readers know we generally take a liberal stance on most issues. On occasion, however, we find common ground with conservative politicians such as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney and her defense of the Constitution and American Democracy. Closer to home, on one
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For months, the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees has heard various complaints from parents and individuals criticizing library books and curriculum. During the Tuesday, September 5 meeting, the comments continued with one speaker calling Trustee Nancy Chaires-Espinoza a liar. However, three speakers offered words of support to
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Friends of the River (FOR) and the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), along with a coalition of tribes and environmental organizations, on August 31 submitted a protest against the water rights application and petitions of the Sites Project Authority for the proposed Sites Reservoir. FOR and CSPA said
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Another salvo was served yesterday in the increasingly acrimonious fight to address the Sacramento area’s growing homeless population. That salvo was directed at Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho. Since taking office earlier this year, the first-term district attorney has become an active participant in the inter-governmental battle on
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