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Candidates and politicians using music as campaign themes and rally music is nothing new. Although they can occasionally pull it off, it is more common for the musical artist to object to its use. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan used Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA as a campaign
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Labor Day is the traditional launch of American political campaigns. With this end of summer and beginning of autumn benchmark, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen distributed her first mailer of the 2022 campaign season at the start of the three-day weekend. Her first piece is an enveloped letter to registered
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With the late summer heat wave, Elk Grove is operating a cooling center at the District56 facility, where participants must have face coverings. But is there consistency in how the city treats those less fortunate? Listen Time 1 Minute
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Proponents of Sacramento County’s Measure A have amassed a large campaign war chest in their quest for the sales tax increase. The measure on this November’s ballot seeks to increase countywide sales taxes by one-half percent. Their recent financial disclosures filed with Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections
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The End of Watch organization is holding its second annual Chili Cook-off and Car Show at Elk Grove Regional Park on Saturday, September 3. Admission to the car show and chili cook-off is free. Tasting kits to sample the chili sample is available for purchase. The event opens at 10
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Today Sacramento Superior Court Judge issued a ruling in favor of District 8 State Senate candidate and former California Assemblymember and Insurance commissioner Dave Jones over his opponent Angelique Ashby’s requested ballot designation. Ashby, a Sacramento City Council member, had sought the “women’s advocate” designation. The order directed
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Today a man accused of insurance fraud pleaded no contest today at Sacramento Superior Court and was sentenced. Judge Ken Brody sentenced David Bailey, who pleaded no contest to felony arson to 280 days in the Sacramento County Jail and two years of formal probation. He was also ordered to
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Let me start by saying that along with being updated on COVID vaccines and boosters, I continue to mask in some situations. Specifically when grocery shopping, other shopping venues, where it is required, or situations where common sense dictates. With the forecasted heatwave, the City of Elk Grove and Cosumnes
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By Brandon Morgan | Special to Elk Grove News | Friday, August 26th will forever be known in my family as a dark day in Elk Grove Unified School District history. This was the day that the district announced to teachers in the Inclusive Education program that they had decided to end
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In what is best described as an unusual campaign tactic, Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume has produced a video addressing homelessness while referencing Elvis Presley’s songs. It was posted during the recent annual Elvis Week commemorating the late entertainer who died in 1977. Republican
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A regular Elk Grove News commenter noted it could be decades before the Southeast Connector Highway arrives in Elk Grove. It’s a fair point Listen Time 1 Minute Curious about Brooke Shields and Calvin Klein?
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ON thursday, Agusut 25, Sacramento City Councilmember and California Assembly District 10 candidate Eric Guerra sent an email about this week’s groundbreaking of a new affordable housing project in Sacramento. Mercy Housing is developing the Stockton Boulevard project. As noted in the communique, Guerra claimed to have led the