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Criticism surfaces over U.S. Civil War reenactment planned for Elk Grove
People are being urged to speak-up during the Elk Grove City Council meeting A U.S. Civil War reenactment planned in Elk Grove over the weekend of May 6 has gained the attention of critics. The event is being sponsored by The Elk Grove Historical Society and the Linda Mae
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Legislation introduced by Assemblymember Nguyen to train OB GYN physicians from restrictive states advances
Sponsored by Planned Parenthood One of the many effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to reverse the longstanding abortion protections under Roe v. Wade has been on the obstetric gynecological training of medical doctors specializing in the area. A bill sponsored by California Assemblymember Stephanie
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Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen holding grand opening, open house for Elk Grove field office
Freshman California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen is holding a grand opening event at her district field office. Constituents are welcome to visit the office on Sunday, April 30, from 11 am to 3 pm. The office is located at 9250 Laguna Springs Drive, Suite 220, Elk Grove. Visitors are encouraged to
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Elk Grove News Minute – Will Sacramento County in-home supportive services workers be treated as generously as the supervisors?
With no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week. Listen Time 1 Minute Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Redfin reports largest in decade national home price drop of 3.3 percent; Sacramento decreases 11.9 percent
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Handful of parents assail Elk Grove Unified School District over sex education curriculum, urge book bans
Associated with Moms of Liberty Group? During a public comment session on non-agenda items that lasted over one hour and 15 minutes during the Elk Grove Unified School District Trustees meeting, a handful of parents continued to assail the district’s sex education curriculum and sought the removal of books
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Parent slurs Elk Grove Unified School District Trustees to make point about the use of N-word in schools
Slurs directed at EGUSD Trustees During the Tuesday, April 18 meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees, a student’s parent expressed displeasure with the use of the N-word at district schools. The mother, whose name can be heard at the start of the video, told
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Sacramento County Supervisors give themselves a $34,059 pay raise, increased vehicle allowance
Salary set at 75 % of Superior Court Judges At their meeting this morning, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 4 – 1 to give themselves a 20-percent pay raise. The only supervisor voting against the raise was District 4 representative Sue Frost. The item was placed in the consent calendar.
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First defendant in bid rigging scheme that paid Caltrans Employee nearly $1 million in bribes sentenced
Scam ran for 4 years The first defendant in a CalTrans bid-rigging scheme was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Bill R. Miller, the owner of a construction company, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $984,699 for his role in
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Elk Grove News Minute – Elk Grove playing a game of chicken with the Attorney General they are unlikely to win
Lawsuit deadline threat looms At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Elk Grove City Council meeting, what didn’t happen might have great significance. After their closed session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen had no reportable actions on the several legal matters confronting the city. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Vice Mayor Spease takes lead on Elk Grove’s latest sign initiative; City official admits 2 events signs underwhelming
Advertisers uninterested in city’s 2 event signs Led by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease, the city will endeavor another sign project. This project will pursue so-called entry, “welcome to” signs at five motorist entrance points to Elk Grove. After receiving a presentation by public works director Jeff Werner,