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By Lynn Wheat | Guest Contributor | Ed. note. This three-part series questions the need for Elk Grove’s Measure E, which, if approved by Elk Grove voters, will increase sales taxes by one percent in the city. This November, Elk Grove will be asked to increase their taxes. The tax increase
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Next week ballots arrive, and there is a critical item for Elk Grove voters. That would be Measure E – a proposed in perpetuity 23 million dollars annual consumer tax increase. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Yesterday Elk Grove voters received what, to be charitable, was an informational (read political) mailer from the City of Elk Grove regarding Measure E on November’s ballot. While the mailer does not take advocate approval – the city can’t legally do that – it goes to the edge. Regardless, the
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Throwing aside party loyalty, two Democratic members of the Elk Grove City Council will actively campaign for a prominent Republican candidate. Those Democratic officials, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and Vice Mayor Darren Suen will be walking precincts for Republican Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume, who is campaigning for
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Thanks to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and three of her council members, including Stephanie Nguyen, Kevin Spease, and Darren Suen, voters will be asked this election cycle to consider increasing taxes on Elk Grove consumers by at least $23 million annually in perpetuity. Even though Singh-Allen and three of
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Addressing Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume’s response to a question during last week’s candidate forum, several elected officials, a candidate, a labor organizer, and an activist have sent a letter (see below) condemning his response. Hume, who is running against Jaclyn Moreno, dodged
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It is not often a city official, especially an attorney, intentionally calls out someone who spoke during public comment of a hearing. Even more so when the person being highlighted is a fellow attorney. But that is what appears to have happened during the Wednesday, August 25, Elk Grove City
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Ostensibly, the Elk Grove mayor and city council members are a big family happy. You could easily have that impression if you were to view it through their vote records, which are almost always unanimous. Beyond their near unanimity on the dais, the picture becomes murky. This is especially true
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Before another candidate entered the race late last week, Elk Grove City Council District 4 candidate Sergio Robles secured two prominent endorsements from elected officials representing Elk Grove. Robles made the announcements on his campaign Facebook page. Those endorsements came from California State Assemblymember and Sacramento County Sheriff-elect Jim Cooper,
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In January 2020, The City of Elk Grove, California, became a compassionate city. At least on paper. During their January 8th meeting, the Sacramento suburb issued a proclamation advanced by a group called Compassionate Elk Grove. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we will take a look at
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As expected, this week the Elk Grove City Council rejected a supportive housing project to lift people out of homelessness. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, Vice Mayor Darren Suen, and City Council members Pat Hume, Stephanie Nguyen, and Kevin Spease exposed their political cowardice and kowtowed to fear and ignorance. Listen Time
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After hearing lengthy public testimony, the Elk Grove City Council unanimously voted to uphold a denial by the Elk Grove Planning Commission for a proposed permanent supportive housing project. The proposed Oak Rose supportive 67-unit apartment project was on a vacant 1.3-acre parcel in the city’s Old Town