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City Council to seek Elk Grove voter approval for $23.1 million annual sales tax hike
Will voters be willing to pay more taxes to Bobbie Singh-Allen?
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District 2 Elk Grove City Council candidate Rod Brewer builds campaign funds, makes substantial personal loan
In what so far is a two-person race for Elk Grove City Council District 2, candidate Rod Brewer has reported a big jump in funding based mainly on a personal loan. Brewer, who serves on the Cosumnes Community Services District Board of Directors, filed his California Form 460 financial disclosure
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City Council to consider placing one-percent Elk Grove sales tax increase on November ballot
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Week at a Glance – Meetings and Events in Elk Grove
* 07/27 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.) * 07/28 NeighborGood Market (4 p.m.) * 07/28 Strauss Festival of Elk Grove Performing Nightly through July 31 * 07/29 EGPD Backpack Drive (9 a.m.) * 07/29 Comedy Under the Stars (8 p.m.) * 07/30 Disability Awareness Month Celebration
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Guerra wins post-primary California Democratic Party endorsement in competitive District 10 Assembly race
Information posted on social media reports Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra earned the California State Democratic party’s endorsement in the District 10 California Assembly seat race. Guerra is competing against fellow Democrat Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen. Amar Shergill, Chair of the California Democratic Progressive Caucus, posted this
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Elk Grove News Minute – Address this before a real tragedy occurs
Previously we called Elk Grove a hick town because we are a semi-urban community riddled with railroad crossings Railroad crossing gate malfunctions are now a regular occurrence. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Oak Rose Apartment project appeal to be heard by Elk Grove City Council; implications await Assembly candidate Nguyen
During their next meeting, the Elk Grove City Council will hear an appeal from the applicants for a project denied by Elk Grove Planning Commission. That proposed project is for the controversial Rosewood Apartment complex on Elk Grove Boulevard in the Old Town Special Planning Area. The 67-unit affordable housing
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Progressive Caucus seeks removal of Democratic Elk Grove Mayor, Councilmembers as delegates for support of ‘Trump Republican’ candidate
In an email distributed yesterday, the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus seeks the removal of three Democratic Elk Grove City Council members. According to the information released this afternoon, the removal is desired because they endorsed a Republican. The three council members are Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, District 1 Councilmember Darren
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House Transportation Appropriations bill includes Elk Grove infrastructure funding
Rep. Ami Bera (D – Calif.) announced today that he was able to include funding for several transportation and infrastructure projects in California’s 7th Congressional District. The total district funding is $19.8 million, of which $4 million is for Elk Grove. Elk Grove’s $4 million is for two
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Big 3 Elk Grove 2022 elections: Part III – Guerra v. Nguyen for District 10 California State Assembly
District 10 California State Assembly. In Part III of this series, we provide an overview of the elections and some voting patterns we see and make a prediction based on current conditions. A memorable quote from the epic movie Lawrence of Arabia should be considered when reviewing these three contests.
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Ya Gotta be Schmittin’ Me Podcasts – American boys in Italy, Part I
In 1867, Mark Twain journeyed a year throughout Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East. During his travels, Twain wrote a collection of letters that were later to become one of his more important books, The Innocents Abroad. Towards the end of the book, Twain mused about the value of
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Two Cities Took Different Approaches to Pandemic Court Closures – They Got Different Results
by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On Dec. 31, 2020, a 40-year-old man named Leon Casiquito walked into Kelly Liquors on Route 66 in Albuquerque and tried to shoplift a