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Perennial political influencers make big contributions to Elk Grove City Council candidate
One of the five candidates running for the two open seats on the Elk Grove City Council reported substantial campaign donations from perennial patrons. Donations filed with the Elk Grove City Council Clerk show District 4 candidate Sergio Robles recently received $10,800. Two of the donations are among the
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Catsup v. Ketchup – Does it really make a difference who serves on the Elk Grove City Council?
One of the many funny episodes on The Simpsons highlights what happens when the town’s villain, C. Montgomery Burns, the owner of the environmentally hazardous nuclear power plant, has to fend for himself. Temporarily broke, Mr. Burns takes residence with his sniveling assistant Waylon Smithers. Wanting to contribute to
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Is a proxy war brewing in Elk Grove between Singh-Allen, Nguyen – Looking out for Number 1?
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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Candidates set for Elk Grove Unified, Cosumnes Community Services District elections
According to information on the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, the final candidates have been verified for Elk Grove Unified School District and Cosumnes Community Services District Director races. Elk Grove Unified District Area 2 has two qualified candidates challenging incumbent Dr. Crystal Martiniz-Alire. Those candidates are Stephanie Spurlin,
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Influential developer makes big campaign donation to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
Today the Elk Grove City Clerk’s office updated information on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen’s campaign fundraising. Singh-Allen, who is running for her second term, received $5,900 over two days. The donations were $4,900 and $1,000. The $4,900 donation came from real estate developer
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Hume adds significant endorsement in District 5 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors race
In the election to replace long-serving Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli, one of the candidates announced a significant endorsement today in the closely watched race. In a press release issued this morning, Republican Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume announced Democrat Nottoil endorsed his candidacy. When Notolli leaves office later
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Robles secures two key endorsements in Elk Grove City Council District 4 race
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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Jones receives significant endorsement in District 8 State Senate race
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With today’s deadline, a potential candidate draws papers for Elk Grove City Council District 4 race
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With one day until deadline only one candidate in Elk Grove’s District 4 race
With a 5 p.m. filing deadline on Friday, August 12, there is only one known candidate for Elk Grove’s City Council District 4. The sole District 4 candidate is Elk Grove Planning Commissioner Sergio Robles. A field representative for Rep. Ami Bera, Robles, is supported by Elk Grove
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Survey in race between Moreno, Hume for District 5 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors appears
After a lull in activity, it appears candidates are re-engaging with voters in advance of the November general election. A current example of this engagement is a text survey that occurred today. The survey was on the District 5 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors race between Elk Grove City Councilmember