Supporter of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen calls Oak Rose project poison, suggests locals may sue AG Bonta
Elk Grove accused of breaking fair housing laws
In the first meeting of the Elk Grove City Council after learning the California Attorney General accused them of violating state fair housing laws, several people spoke in support of the city. The statements of support during the Wednesday, March 22, city council meeting came during the public comment section on non-agenda items.
Last week California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office sent a letter to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen regarding its July 2022 denial of the Oak House supportive housing project in the Elk Grove Old Town Special Planning Area. Although the city has not addressed the specific accusation, in its defense, the city has noted it has added many affordable housing units to the city’s housing stock.
“Some of these old boys that have developed a lot of stuff around here, there going like ‘Hey Vito, I’m ready to put my money where my mouth is, I wanna sue everybody involved if they let something like this go in Elk Grove”
Alan Vito Jr.
The most notable of the three residents expressing support for the city’s stance on the Oak Rose project was Alan Vito Jr., proprietor of Old Town Elk Grove’s Bob’s Club. In a wide-encompassing commentary, Mr. Vito said he supports Mayor Bobbe Singh-Allen and the city council’s opposition to the Oak Rose supportive housing project and said they are doing a wonderful job.
Among Vito’s comments, he implied bringing the housing project to Old Town is poison. Furthermore, Vito said several of the long-time Elk Grove residents and Bob’s patrons have suggested lawsuits against several parties, including Bonta, who, like Mayor Singh-Allen, is a Democrat.
“Some of these old boys that have developed a lot of stuff around here, there going like ‘Hey Vito, I’m ready to put my money where my mouth is, I wanna sue everybody involved if they let something like this go in Elk Grove,” Vito told the city council.
He added, “I ‘m willing to put some money up because, you know what, I think it’s wrong.”
See Vito’s entire commentary during the March 22, 2023, meeting in the first video below.
Last summer Vito also spoke during the Oak Rose hearing, urging the city to deny the applicant’s request. The Oak Rose project sought to provide housing and social services for individuals attempting to escape homelessness and criticized supporters of the Oak Rose project.
At that meeting, Vito appeared to mock speakers who spoke in favor of the project during the hearing. See Vito’s comments from July 2022 in the second video posted below.
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