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Even though proponents of an $8.5 billion tax on Sacramento County Consumers are well-funded and organized in their mission to pass Measure A, a group of opponents has coalesced in opposition. Led by a group called Measure A Not OK, a diverse group of organizations opposes the tax increase.
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Nonpartisan nonprofit Sacramento Metro Advocates for Rail and Transit (SMART) will hold a transit- and climate change-focused candidate forum Mon. Oct. 17, 5:30-8:15 pm, at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria downtown. Candidates for all open Sacramento City Council seats and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors D5 will participate. Journalists
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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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As she heads into the final month of her campaign for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5, Jaclyn Moreno is leveraging one issue that could make a difference with voters – women’s reproductive rights. To that end, Moreno held a news conference yesterday at the Sacramento County Administration building,
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In a sign of the importance of reproductive rights issues in this election, even one that has two pro-choice Democratic candidates, Eric Guerra’s first mailer of the general election campaign season deftly addresses the issue. Guerra, running against fellow Democrat Stephanie Nguyen for the California Assembly District 10, distributed
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With just over a month until voting closes in the November 2022 general election, Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume continues amassing a substantial campaign fund. According to his California Form 460 report, for the July 1 through September 24 reporting period, Hume raised S253,924.
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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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Even though she has not had the visibility of her competitors, today we received reports that Elk Grove District 2 City Council candidate Michelle Kile was working door-to-door in the district. Kile is facing Rod Brewer and Felipe Martin. Pat Hume has occupied the District 2 seat since 2006, but
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Elk Grove voters will be asked this November if they are willing to pay an additional $23 million in taxes. That increase would be from a one-percent increase in sales taxes. On the November ballot as Measure E, placement of the regressive tax hike was approved by all but one