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Nguyen and Guerra begin election season push in campaigns for California Assembly District 10 race
On Saturday, September 10, Eric Guerra and Stephanie started their fall campaigns for the California Assembly District 10 seat in one of the most competitive and closely watched races in the Sacramento region. The two Democratic candidates are fighting for the newly drawn district that incorporated much of Assembly District
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Guerra outpacing Nguyen in recent fundraising efforts in California Assembly District 10 race, earns Bee endorsement
With their fall campaigns’ in full swing, Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra is outpacing Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen in the all-important fundraising contests. The two Democratic city council members are competing for the open District 10 California Assembly seat. According to filings with the California California Secretary of
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla endorses Eric Guerra for California Assembly, Dave Jones for State Senate
Two high-profile races for Elk Grove voters during the 2022 election cycle are the open seats in California Assembly District 10 and State Senate District 8. All four contenders in those races are Democrats, so today’s endorsement announcement by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla is significant. Today Padilla announced
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MAGA-style music appropriations
Candidates and politicians using music as campaign themes and rally music is nothing new. Although they can occasionally pull it off, it is more common for the musical artist to object to its use. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan used Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA as a campaign
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Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen kicks off reelection campaign with fouled-up mailer
Labor Day is the traditional launch of American political campaigns. With this end of summer and beginning of autumn benchmark, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen distributed her first mailer of the 2022 campaign season at the start of the three-day weekend. Her first piece is an enveloped letter to registered
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Proponents pushing proposed $8.3 billion Sacramento County tax hike well-funded by developers
Proponents of Sacramento County’s Measure A have amassed a large campaign war chest in their quest for the sales tax increase. The measure on this November’s ballot seeks to increase countywide sales taxes by one-half percent. Their recent financial disclosures filed with Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections
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Dave Jones wins ballot designation skirmish with Angelique Ashby in District 8 State Senate race
Today Sacramento Superior Court Judge issued a ruling in favor of District 8 State Senate candidate and former California Assemblymember and Insurance commissioner Dave Jones over his opponent Angelique Ashby’s requested ballot designation. Ashby, a Sacramento City Council member, had sought the “women’s advocate” designation. The order directed
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Hume references Elvis Presley in addressing homeless, advocacy group pushes back
In what is best described as an unusual campaign tactic, Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume has produced a video addressing homelessness while referencing Elvis Presley’s songs. It was posted during the recent annual Elvis Week commemorating the late entertainer who died in 1977. Republican
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With an affordable housing victory under his belt, will Guerra wallop Nguyen for her Oak Rose supportive housing denial?
ON thursday, Agusut 25, Sacramento City Councilmember and California Assembly District 10 candidate Eric Guerra sent an email about this week’s groundbreaking of a new affordable housing project in Sacramento. Mercy Housing is developing the Stockton Boulevard project. As noted in the communique, Guerra claimed to have led the
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California Assembly candidates Guerra, Nguyen ignore invitation to comment on gasoline pricing transparency legislation
Notwithstanding concerns about the threats to American democracy, pollsters say the economy is a top-of-mind concern as the 2022 mid-term elections quickly approach. Within the realm of the economy, voters are concerned about inflation and, to a lesser extent, a recession. For California voters, inflation, especially with the highest in
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