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At last night’s Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her city council received a 30-minute update on the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove. Presented by Elk Grove innovation czar Christopher Jordan, the report was dominated by design details. Missing from Mr. Jordan’
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During their most recent meeting, the Sacramento Regional Transit (RT) board members received a presentation on evaluating funding opportunities. The Monday, October 23 presentation was given by Celia McAdams of AIM Consulting. “The purpose of the report is to look at locally controlled funding sources and see if there are
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Design plans for the relocated Elk Grove Library will be approved this week by the Elk Grove City Council. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four councilmen will give their stamp of approval at this Wednesday’s city council meeting. According to the staff report from the city’s innovation czar,
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When the Elk Grove City Council convenes its Wednesday, October 25 meeting, one of the reports they will hear is an update on the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove. Two years ago, the city and the Sacramento Zoological Society agreed to explore relocating to Elk Grove.
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Former speaker Kevin McCarthy, who pragmatically dealt with President Biden, helped avoid a government shutdown. McCarthy’s reward was dismissal led by fellow Republicans who are holding Americans hostage. As exemplified by Congressman Matt Gaetz, these legislators are not only beholden to Trump but have no interest whatsoever in governing.
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Although she is not known as a progressive Democratic officeholder, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen finds her aligned with the progressive Democratic candidate for Sacramento mayor. Readers will recall that during the September 14 Sacramento Transportation Authority meeting, Singh-Allen tacitly endorsed an idea by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. The idea
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Longtime Elk Grove City Council observers undoubtedly understand and have seen firsthand how elected officals disregard and disrespect constituents during public comments. Elk Grove has a long and glorious history of disrespecting speakers, whether it be former City Councilmember Pat Hume trimming his fingernails and avoiding eye contact with speakers
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Candidates along the food chain make outrageous promises. A recent example that illustrates this is one from presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In a campaign Hail Mary, DeSantis said if elected president, gasoline would be $2/gallon. It’s an outrageous promise DeSantis cannot possibly fulfill, but some voters
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Sergio Robles has been on the Elk Grove City Council for less than one year. In that short time, Mr. Robles has established a qualifiable low of any city council member in the city’s 23-year-plus history. With only 10 months under his belt, Robles has shown a notable lack
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The Elk Grove Police are investigating a collision involving a motorcycle and car that resulted in one fatality. According to police reports, at approximately 5:36 p.m. on Friday, October 13, officers responded to Elk Grove Florin Road, between West Camden Drive and Sheldon Road, regarding a two-vehicle collision.