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With over half of votes counted, Sacramento County Yes on Measure A appears headed toward defeat
With 211,369 votes counted and 192,079 votes to process, the Sacramento County $8.5 billion Measure A tax increase appears headed toward defeat. The latest vote tallies have 54 percent No with 108,740, while Yes has only 46 percent with 92,785 votes. Since the first vote
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Stephanie Nguyen bids adieu to Elk Grove City Council
Regardless of the outcome of her campaign for California Assembly District 10, Stephanie Nguyen participated in her last meeting as a member of Elk Grove City Council. Although she maintains a lead as of today over her opponent, Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra, the outcome of that race will not
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In the three-candidate race with current ballot returns, could Michelle Kile pull the upset in Elk Grove City Council District 2?
With three viable candidates – two Democrats and one Republican, the current ballot return rates suggest the race for Elk Grove City Council District 2 is very close. Those three candidates are Republican Michelle Kile and Democrats Rod Brewer and Felipe Martin. v According to ballot information compiled by Political Data
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Hume’s last-minute appeal – clever or cynical?
If Republican Pat Hume – or most candidates in the Elk Grove area – relied on partisan support, they would probably lose. As a candidate for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat, Hume has the conservative rural and Republican vote secured, but that is not enough. So in his
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CA oil refiners post record profits as Big Oil pumps millions into campaigns and lobbying
As the oil and gas industry pumped nearly $6 million this election season into backing candidates in California legislative races to promote the fossil fuel industry agenda, four of the five big oil refiners in the state posted record profits while Californians are slammed at the pumps with price gouging.
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With a low ballot return rate, supporters of Republican Hume target Democratic voters
With a low rate of ballot returns in Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 and the clock ticking down as voting closes, Republican Pat Hume and groups supporting him are now targeting Democratic voters. Two registered District 5 Democratic voters shared screenshots of text messages they received this evening.
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Two Republicans, Two Democrats on a mailer – Are Singh-Allen, Suen Republicans in disguise posing as Democrats?
Elk Grove voters will significantly affect the hotly contested race between Republican Pat Hume and Democrat Jaclyn Moreno for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat. Although polling information is scant, recent activities by both candidates and their surrogates indicate it could be a nail-biter. Using his campaign
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Realtor attack TV commercial calls Democratic Assembly candidate Stephanie Nguyen a Republican with Trump ties
An independent expenditure committee TV commercial targeting Democratic voters has called Democratic California Assembly District 10 candidate Elk Grove City Couniclmember Stephane Nguyen, a Republican. The commercial (see video below) has been in rotation this week. In their effort to support Nguyen’s opponent, Democrat Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra,
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Michelle Kile curiously attacked by Felipe Martin in Elk Grove’s City Council District 2 race
As if to validate Elk Grove News’ barstool analysis posted yesterday afternoon on Michelle Kile’s favorable prospects, hours later, we learned of an attack mailer directed at her campaign. Kile, along with Rod Brewer and Felipe Martin, are vying for the Elk Grove City Council District 2 open seat.
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Fatal Elk Grove auto accident may have been caused by excessive speed
An accident last night in Elk Grove that resulted in one fatality may be speed-related, police say. At approximately 8:54 pm., the Elk Grove Police Department responded to a single-vehicle collision on Laguna Boulevard, just east of Laguna Main Street. Responding officers discovered a 2016 Lexus sedan had struck
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During the home stretch, the Democratic Party of Sacramento County promotes endorsed candidates
With the days winding down until voting ends and more than 80 percent of countywide ballots not yet submitted as of October 31, the Democratic Party of Sacramento County is making a final push for its endorsed candidates. The county party organization has sent a mailer to registered Democratic voters