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Brewer, Robles break city council’s unwritten dress code If there has been one constant on the Elk Grove City Council for at least 15 years, it has been the male members of the council have consistently presented with a jacket and tie, and women members have always dressed professionally.
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Elk Grove Citizen cast dispersions on the committee’s role With the passage last November of Elk Grove’s $23 million annual sales tax increase under Measure E, the Elk Grove City Council took a step to establishing a citizen’s oversight committee at their Wednesday, January 25 meeting. As
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Spease says, “that’s my warning signal for the future” By a unanimous vote, the Elk Grove City Council approved an additional $800,000 expenditure for the Sacramento Zoo relocation project. The vote was taken at the Wednesday, January 25, regular city council meeting. According to a presentation to the
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Garbage cans being inspected randomly During his administrative report during the Wednesday, January 25 Elk Grove City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Berhmann reported garbage inspections in Elk Grove are underway. Behrmann said the city’s contracted garbage collector, Republic Services, was randomly inspecting residents’ organic garbage containers. Those who
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A popular genre of science fiction in literature and movies is about dystopian futures. There is an innate curiosity to ponder how bad things could become. Listen Time 1 Minute
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A Riol Linda, Calif. man was convicted in Sacramento Superior Court on six counts of child molestation and one county of and one count of aggravated possession of child pornography. The verdict in the jury trial against Sayed Ali Reza Fatemy was issued on Friday, January 20. On September 9,
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Millions of taxpayer dollars already spent on Elk Grove Zoo When the Elk Grove City Council meeting this Wednesday evening, they will be asked to transfer $800,000 from the city’s reserve funds to the fund for the proposed zoo project. According to the staff report for the agenda
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Gretchen Whitmer was found to be more popular than V.P Harris Should Joe Biden run and win a second term when he takes the oath of office on January 20, 2025, he will be 82. If he were to serve the entire period, he would be 86 when he
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This week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing a vote on his so-called fair tax proposal. Republican’s fair tax is anything but. Listen Time 1 Minute
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The Cosumnes Community Services District today announced the appointment of a new member to their executive team. Dr. Amanda Chehrezad was hired for the position of Administrator of General Services. In that capacity, Ms. Chehrezag will oversee the district’s administrative services department, which includes finance, risk management, public affairs,
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New law seeks to limit overt political influence A bill signed in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom that became effective January 1 will influence how local officials throughout California finance their campaigns. That legislation, Senate Bill 1439, amends the 1982 so-called Levine Act. The legislation will close loopholes that allowed
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Campaign financial disclosures filed with the Elk Grove City Clerk’s office reveal Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen closed her 2022 campaign account and transferred proceeds to a new account for a 2024 mayoral campaign. The California Form 460 showed that Singh-Allen, elected to a second two-year term in the November election,