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Even in states where one party has an advantage, occasionally, there are races where the minority party causes trembles for the majority. In Democratic California, one such race could be in a swing suburban Assembly district of Sacramento. In the Rancho Cordova-Folsom-centered Assembly District 7, Republican Joshua Hoover is causing
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One of the three candidates seeking to replace Pat Hume as Elk Grove’s District 2 City Council representative had a campaign kick-off event on Saturday, September 17. According to a press release, the event held at Felipe Martin’s Elk Grove residence drew over 100 supporters. Martin, Michelle Kile,
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In a race that could determine a balance of power in Sacramento County, the area Democratic and Republican parties have placed a high priority on the District 5 race for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. With Supervisor Don Notolli leaving after 28 years in office, and the difficulty in
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By Brandon Morgan | Special to Elk Grove Daily News | It has been three weeks since my first article was published here on Elk Grove News about the downsizing of the inclusive education program by moving Inclusion Specialists into other roles within the district. Since then, so much has happened. • A
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Over the last 60 years, much has changed in American life, most of it for the good. But recent actions by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott harken to less enlightened times. See Tweet from the JFK Library below. Read more about this subject of reverse freedom
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Although her opponent in the California State Senate District 8 race has received the most significant union endorsements, Democratic Sacramento City Councilmember Angelique Ashby has received labor support. In the last several days, Ashby has highlighted these recent endorsements. The Glaziers Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Local Union 767 and the
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VALLEJO, CA – With multiple oil refineries of the East Bay’s “Refinery Corridor” looming in the distance,” California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will require 3,200-foot setbacks between oil and gas drilling and homes, schools and other sensitive receptors in California. The Governor signed the
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Leaving nothing to chance, proponents of a Sacramento County measure are donating large sums of money to support an $8.3 billion consumer tax increase. Measure A, which is on the November ballot, will increase sales taxes countywide by one-half of a percent for 40 years if approved by voters.
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This year, there will be at least one new member on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, we speak with Michael Vargas who is one of two candidates running for the open seat in Area 2. This interview was
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In an unusual arrangement, California Assembly District 10 candidates Eric Guerra and Stephanie Nguyen will appear on separate nights at a sponsored town hall meeting. Guerra, a Sacramento City Councilmember, and Nguyen, an Elk Grove City Council member, will appear on Wednesday, September 21, and Thursday, September 22, respectively. Advance
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UPDATED 7 pm September 14 After several years of double-digit price increases and recent monthly forecasts showing the trend to continue, Zillow.com expects falling pries in Elk Grove over the next 12 months. That forecast was made in Zillow’s most recent monthly report for the city’s three