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With this weekend’s high forecast near 110 degrees, several cooling centers throughout Sacramento County will be operating. Here is a list of the centers, their hours, and operating conditions. 1725 28th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 * Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 14 – Offices are open to the public from
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On Friday, July 7, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that said the Sacramento County Sheriff was justified in detaining the parent, not suspected of any wrongdoing, of a juvenile who threatened a mass shooting. The suspect, Ryan Bernal, had sent text messages threatening a
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A social media video posted on Sunday, July 9, 2023, shows what appears to be a street fight. According to the posting information, the video was recorded in Historic Downtown Elk Grove, also popularly known as Old Town. In the video, there are five people, of which three men are
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When a political party is so far out of power, there comes a certain degree of freedom. Often that freedom is expressed in skewering a future candidate. Such is the case with California Republican Party. With the Democratic Party with supermajorities in both legislative houses and holding all statewide offices,
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A technology topic that has generated significant interest of late has been Artificial Intelligent or AI. Within that realm, ChatGPT has garnered attention. In its simplest form, ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) is software that will provide written answers to questions based on information scoured from the Internet. Launched late
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There has been a rebranding of Old Town Elk Grove. Its new name is Historic Downtown Elk Grove. The renaming is part of a six-month marketing campaign by Explore Elk Grove. Listen Time 1 Minute
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A review of Elk Grove City Council’s closed meeting agenda reveals a proliferation of litigation. The most prominent lawsuit confronting the city is the Oak Rose housing discrimination case they are defending against the State and Attorney General of California. Aside from that, the city is facing lawsuits from
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More representation on SacRT Board California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) had her first piece of legislation signed into law today. The legislation was signed by California Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins who is acting governor while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of state. “I thank Acting-Governor Atkins
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As celebrate the Declaration of Independence on this Fourth of July, patriotic songs might come to mind. There are several songs like America The Beautiful, God Bless America, Yankee Doodle Dandy, or The Star Spangled Banner come to mind. Then there are other songs that seem to contain memorable verses
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Elk Grove District 1 City Councilmember Darren Suen has announced an employment change this weekend. On social media, Suen announced his appointment as Chief of Staff for California District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen. Suen’s appointment was effecting July 1, and he starts his new job at the State Capitol
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Although the City of Elk Grove promoted a Zero Tolerance policy on illegal fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday in its monthly newsletter (see excerpt below), the reality of enforcement is not congruent. The newsletter encourages residents to report “illegal fireworks activity” by calling the non-emergency line at (916)
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A recent visit to the Sacramento County Administration Building on “H” Street revealed a new addition. According to lobby employees, all visitors and employees will pass through the metal detector and security checks. Undoubtedly the devices and security measures are meant to deter the introduction of firearms in the county