Supervisor Pat Hume puts questions about requested Sacramento County Grand Jury investigation of former Elk Grove mayor to rest

Former mayor was accused of political bullying

An informational report to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from the Sacramento County Grand Jury put a long unanswered question in Elk Grove politics to rest. That question was had the Grand Jury taken up a requested investigation of former Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly.
The answers came during questioning of Sacramento County Grand Jury foreperson Norbill Wellstreet by former Elk Grove City Councilmember and current Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume. In his presentation, Wellstreet explained the functioning of the grand jury.
Hume was on the Elk Grove City Council in July 2020 that requested the Sacramento Grand Jury investigate then Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly. The investigation came after several people accused Ly and his associates of political bullying.
Faced with political pressure from then Elk Grove mayoral candidate Bobbie Singh-Allen and her supporters, the city council was forced to address the matter. Instead of addressing the accusations Ly had denied, the city council requested an investigation of the harassment accusations by the Sacramento County Grand Jury.
Relations between Singh-Allen, who was elected mayor in November 2020, and members of the Hmong (Ly is of Hmong descent) community soured. Many in the Hmong community were and continue to be upset by what they said were disparaging remarks about their culture made by Singh-Allen in published reports.
After he lost the November 2020 election to Singh-Allen, Ly told Elk Grove News he had never been contacted for an interview by the Sacramento County Grand Jury regarding the city council’s requested investigation.
In yesterday’s Sacramento County Supervisors meeting, Hume’s questioning and the answers from Streetwell indicated the Sacramento Grand Jury determined the Elk Grove City Council’s request not worthy of an investigation. Hume and Streetwell’s exchange can be viewed in the video below.
Interestingly, at the start of his presentation, Streetwell acknowledged grand juries are in the national spotlight given the various criminal grand jury investigations of former president Donald J. Trump. Streetwell stressed that the Sacramento County Grand Jury functions differently.
“We primarily investigate civil matters,” he stated. “We are looking at the improvement of civil services.”