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Part II April – June: Elk Grove Daily News’ 2023 Year in Review
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Part I January – March: EGDN’s 2023 Year in Review
As the days of 2023 come to an end, it is time to take a look back at some of the significant stories affecting Elk Grove. Even though 2023 was not an election year, the Elk Grove City Council and the city government provided many stories, with several of them
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Holiday Travel Tips For SMF
From Sacramento International Airport If you’re traveling for the holidays, you won’t be alone! Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is expecting holiday travel to be back at pre-pandemic levels this season, welcoming over 100,000 passengers between December 18 and December 26. Our customers can expect a festive atmosphere
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Underground utilities to be installed as Elk Grove’s Old Town transitions into Gaslamp Quarter-like tourist attraction
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Four-day weekend! Elk Grove City employees get 2 extra paid holidays for Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve
For most private and some public sector employees working a Monday through Friday schedule, much less retail, hospitality, and healthcare workers subjected to seven-day timetables, this coming Friday will be a regular work day. However, if you are one of the non-public safety employees working for the city of Elk
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Unsolicited update on Elk Grove’s winter sanctuary facility given during city council meeting
In operation for six weeks, the city of Elk Grove has not provided any updates on its winter shelter facility in Old Town-Historic Downtown Elk Grove. However, an authoritative unsolicited report was provided during the city council meeting on Wednesday, December 13. Appearing before public comments on non-agenda items, Keith
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Ever heard of Invitation Homes? They’re probably a landlord in your Elk Grove neighborhood
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Opening date of Elk Grove commuter rail station derailed, not scheduled until 2026 at the earliest
Riders hoping to utilize Elk Grove’s highly anticipated commuter rail station must wait longer to see service. The opening of the proposed commuter rail station on Dwight Road on the city’s westside is delayed. Construction of a parking facility and passenger platform on the Union Pacific Sacramento subdivision
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This week in Elk Grove – Week of December 4
Light Up Elk Grove Celebrate Chanukah with Chabad Elk Grove and the City at the Old Town Plaza this Sunday, December 10 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Chanukah is the Jewish 8-day festival of lights observed this year from December 7-15. Experience the lighting of a 9-foot LED
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User fees for Elk Grove’s District56 facilities, aquatics center increasing
Even though they have recently eased, in the post-COVID-19 era, consumers of every type have faced inflationary pressures. That includes the various operations of the city of Elk Grove. To address these inflationary effects, the city is increasing user fees for the rental of District56 facilities and the aquatics center.
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Sacramento County Coroner seeks assistance identifying victim killed in hit and run incident
The Sacramento County Coroner’s office is seeking the public’s assistance in an unidentified man who was killed in pedestrian hit and run incident. Just before midnight on September 27, 2022, at approximately 2337 hours, CHP reported a motor vehicle versus pedestrian hit & run on south bound Howe