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As ballots begin arriving in the coming days and recognizing the importance of women in politics on Mother’s Day weekend, the Sacramento Democratic Club held a canvassing effort in South Sacramento and Elk Grove yesterday. The featured candidates of today’s event were Sacramento County District Attorney candidate Alana
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Voters in Elk Grove and Sacramento will be making their selection for their new state senator during the June primary and November general elections. Voters will choose between three Democrats. An independent committee of business interests has already targeted one of the candidates. On this edition of Elk Grove News
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As outlined in Part I last week, the Elk Grove City Council has flirted with placing a sales tax increase on the ballot for several years. Even though the clock is ticking down for the Elk Grove City Council, which could be joined by the Cosumnes Community Services District, both
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In a significant boost for her campaign, Sacramento County District 5 Board of Supervisor Jaclyn Moreno’s candidacy was endorsed today by the Sacramento Bee. Moreno, a Cosumnes Community Services District Director, and Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume were two of the four candidates hoping to replace long-time Supervisor
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One of the interesting side stories in the District 5 Sacramento County Supervisors race was an earlier skirmish involving Republican and Elk Grove City Councilmembers Pat Hume’s ballot statement. Hume’s initial description of his occupation as a teacher was met with protest from supporters of another Board of
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In his most recent mailer, California State Senate District 8 candidate Dave Jones promotes his endorsements. Jones is one of three Democratic candidates running for the position. Jones’ mailer highlights his endorsement from the California Democratic Party. Along with endorsements from other elected Democratic officials, Jones also lists noted civil
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Yesterday an interesting text poll started appearing on voters’ phones for California’s 10th Assembly District race. The five-way race features two top Democratic contenders, Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen, and Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra. Although the question appears to highlight negative aspects of each of the top
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Today online advertisements for Assemblymember Jim Cooper started appearing. The following advertisement (see video below) appeared on SacBee.com. The advertisement promoted Cooper’s law enforcement experience, victim’s advocacy and his standing as a lifelong Democrat. Cooper retired from the Sacramento Sheriff Department as a Captain in 2014 after
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With an energized group of supporters and campaign volunteers, Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra held of office opening rally on Saturday, April 23 in Sacramento. Guerra is one of four Democratic and one Republican candidate running in the June 7 primary for the California Assembly 10th District seat. Guerra’s
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Re: Steve Ly, candidate for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors If the past couple of years have taught us nothing else, it is that the polarizing pressures of biased news media, social media misinformation, and deeply rooted cultural, historical, and regional divides are not unique to our community and have
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This year Sacramento County Voters will elect a new District attorney. The next district attorney will be only the third elected to the position in 28 years. One of the candidates is Mr. Thien Ho, who has over years 20 years of experience with the Sacramento County District attorneys office.
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In the June 7 California Primary, Elk Grove and Sacramento residents will vote for their 10th District California Assembly representative. There are five people vying to fill the open seat – One Republican and four Democratic candidates. On this four-part Elk Grove News Podcast series we are calling Hear What They