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* 08/16 Diversity & Inclusion Commission Meeting (6 p.m.) * 08/17 Disability Advisory Committee Meeting (6 p.m.) * 08/17 Zoo Project Town Hall (6 p.m.) * 08/18 NeighborGood Market (5 p.m.) * 08/18 Planning Commission Meeting (6 p.m.) * 08/18 Arts Commission Meeting (6 p.
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An Elk Grove man is held at the Sacramento County Jail after being arrested on August 3, Elk Grove Police revealed today. The suspect, Cedric Brazell, 30, is charged with three counts of indecent exposure, two counts of disorderly conduct-solicitation for lewd acts, one count of sexual battery, and one
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An update on Elk Grove’s next big thing, Project Elevate, will be presented at this Wednesday night’s Elk Grove City Council meeting. As part of Elk Grove’s Civic Center, the 20-acre city-owned site on Elk Grove Boulevard is proposed to be a mixed-use commercial area, including high-end
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A late-night homicide in Rancho Cordova is under investigation. According to information from the Rancho Cordova Police, a 911 call was received on Friday, Agust 5 at 11:21 p.m. regarding a shooting that took place in the 3000 block of Ramsgate Way. The called told dispatchers her boyfriend
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A grand jury at U.S. Federal Court in Sacramento handed down a two-count indictment against a Stockton, Calif. man on narcotics charges. Gildardo Perez Avilez, 38, of Stockton, is charged with possession with intent to distribute 83 pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
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Thanks to a mindful witness, Elk Grove Police arrested a man suspected of stealing a catalytic converter. Just after midnight on Wednesday, August 3, a community member working tin the area of Dino Drive observed a person under a parked vehicle cutting the catalytic converter. After successfully cutting the converter,
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Regular readers may have noticed the paid political advertisements on ElkGroveNews.net for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. The ads started running in mid-July and were embedded in each story. Last week Singh-Allen, along with Elk Grove Vice Mayor Darren Suen and Elk Grove City Councilmembers Pat Hume, Stephanie Nguyen,
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In the last few years, the term Black Swan Events has not only entered the vernacular but has also been experienced globally. While Wall Street types like the term to describe financial events, Black Swan Events can loosely be described as occurrences that have unanticipated effects. In the last two
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After hearing lengthy public testimony, the Elk Grove City Council unanimously voted to uphold a denial by the Elk Grove Planning Commission for a proposed permanent supportive housing project. The proposed Oak Rose supportive 67-unit apartment project was on a vacant 1.3-acre parcel in the city’s Old Town
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Will voters be willing to pay more taxes to Bobbie Singh-Allen?
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* 07/27 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.) * 07/28 NeighborGood Market (4 p.m.) * 07/28 Strauss Festival of Elk Grove Performing Nightly through July 31 * 07/29 EGPD Backpack Drive (9 a.m.) * 07/29 Comedy Under the Stars (8 p.m.) * 07/30 Disability Awareness Month Celebration
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Rep. Ami Bera (D – Calif.) announced today that he was able to include funding for several transportation and infrastructure projects in California’s 7th Congressional District. The total district funding is $19.8 million, of which $4 million is for Elk Grove. Elk Grove’s $4 million is for two