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Succumbing to pressure, the Elk Grove City Council defers Oak Rose decision until October 11
Faced with the political weight of angry District 2 residents, tonight the Elk Grove City Council decided not to follow the legal advice offered by the city attorney and deferred their decisions on the Oak Rose Project until their October 11 meeting. The decision came after hearing over three dozen
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Planning commission comments preview ire to be heard by Elk Grove City Council on Oak Rose, homeless shelter project
Even though there were just three speakers, the Elk Grove planning commissioners heard comments last week indicating solid public opposition to a planned homeless shelter and reversal of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. The three speakers gave their remarks during public comments on non-agenda items. Joining the speakers by
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When conducting the people’s business, it’s all laughs for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
If there is one thing the Elk Grove City Council can be counted on to do is to yuck-it-up during their meetings. Here is prime example of the grand master of inappropriate laughing, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. Her honor never fails to loudly and inappropriately laugh while conducting the
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Voices of Elk Grove – Old Town/Historic Downtown Elk Grove merchants, resident object to temporary homeless shelter
In response to plans by Elk Grove to open a temporary homeless shelter later this year in Old Town/Historic Downtown Elk Grove, three merchants and one resident voiced opposition to the plan. The comments were made during public comment on non-agenda items during the Wednesday, September 13, Elk Grove
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Confronted with an expensive hard-to-defend fair-housing lawsuit, Elk Grove to reconsider Oak Rose supportive housing project
Confronted with the power of the California Attorney General and Governor, along with expensive litigation, Elk Grove announced this morning they will reconsider the Oak Rose supportive housing project during the September 27 Elk Grove City Council meeting. The Elk Grove City Council denied the Oak Rose project in July
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City of Elk Grove to open ‘Enhanced Winter Sanctuary’ homeless shelter in Old Town on Nov. 1
The city of Elk Grove has announced plans to open a homeless shelter in Old Town-Historic Downtown Elk Grove. Dubbed the Enhanced Winter Sanctuary, the facility will operate for five months starting November 1 and will be housed in the city-owned facility at 9260 Elk Grove Blvd., the site of
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Elk Grove News Minute – With all apologies to hourly rate motels on Stockton Boulevard
A trait of most politicians and many of the bureaucrats serving them is deception. An example of this was Elk Grove City manager Jason Behrmann’s recent deceptive administrative report. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Can Darren Suen be courageous enough to teach the Elk Grove City Council a lesson about costly lawsuits like the Oak Rose debacle?
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Mr. Jordan, I presume! Elk Grove City Council got the memo to not use nicknames for staff members
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More Money, Please! Sacramento Transportation Authority contemplating another multi-billion-dollar sales tax hike
If there is one thing that can be said about the ever-changing board membership of the Sacramento Transporation Authority (STA), their scheming to pickpocket Sacramento County taxpayers rivals only a vampire’s thirst for a blood meal. During their August 10 meeting, the multi-jurisdictional STA discussed their benignly named “transportation
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Commissioned study on Elk Grove Animal shelter validates complaints, paints bleak financial picture
During the Wednesday, August 9 Elk Grove City Council meeting, a hearing on a commissioned study on the city’s animal shelter will be held. That study validates several complaints voiced during repeated city council meetings by feline advocates and paints a bleak picture of the facility’s financial health.