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Typically a city council ally, this Elk Grove citizen criticizes the process The oversight committee will monitor revenues and expenditures of Elk Grove’s Measure E, which increased sales taxes in the city by one percent. The tax increase will provide the city with an additional $23 million annually. Measure
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Elk Grove Citizen cast dispersions on the committee’s role With the passage last November of Elk Grove’s $23 million annual sales tax increase under Measure E, the Elk Grove City Council took a step to establishing a citizen’s oversight committee at their Wednesday, January 25 meeting. As
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Spease says, “that’s my warning signal for the future” By a unanimous vote, the Elk Grove City Council approved an additional $800,000 expenditure for the Sacramento Zoo relocation project. The vote was taken at the Wednesday, January 25, regular city council meeting. According to a presentation to the
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This week Elk Grove News marked its 15th anniversary. The website was launched on January 11, 2008. It was not launched as a money-making endeavor, for popularity purposes, or to have the most followers or likes. Listen Time 2 Minutes
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One distinguishing habit of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen when she is conducting a city council meeting is her bellowing laugh. While we all can enjoy laughter at the appropriate times during an official meeting, the Mayor seems to laugh at innocuous comments (see video below) from the public she
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As the clock runs down in 2022, this is the time of the year when the year’s events are reviewed. Sometimes it is worth remembering the events that didn’t happen. As we were clearing files, we came across a full-page color advertisement (see entire ad below) placed in
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Elk Grove voters will significantly affect the hotly contested race between Republican Pat Hume and Democrat Jaclyn Moreno for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat. Although polling information is scant, recent activities by both candidates and their surrogates indicate it could be a nail-biter. Using his campaign
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The following is a letter from the Kabir family to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her city council members. Late last Friday afternoon, the City of Elk Grove announced the canine Zeus had been euthanized. Elk Grove Animal Services had taken the dog in July after being classified as
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On Wednesday, October 26, the Elk Grove City Council approved a community workforce and training agreement (CWTA) with a rare split vote. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, Vice Mayor Darren Suen, and Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen were in favor, Councilmember Kevin Spease opposed, and Councilmember Pat Hume abstained from the vote. The five-year
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In a very clever and not-so-subtle way, the Elk Grove Mayor, her four city council members, and the city hall executive staff has been promoting Measure E, the in perpetuity $23 million+ consumer tax increase. If you are a registered voter, you have received a mailer that the city claims
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After a four-plus-year process, the Elk Grove City Council will consider entering into a five-year community workforce and training agreement (CWTA) at their Wednesday meeting. If approved, the deal is with the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council (SSBCTC), the AFL-CIO Council, and its member unions. According to the staff