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In a setback for taxpayer advocates this week, the California Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments to remove an initiative from the November 2024 ballot. The request came from several Democratic legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom. The arguments center on the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA). If approved
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In a landmark move, the U.S. Congress voted this morning to expel Rep. George Santos, marking the first expulsion in over two decades. The decision was met with mixed reactions, reflecting the deep political divisions that continue to grip the nation. Santos, a Republican from New York, faced allegations
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In the last couple of days, Sacramento has gained national exposure. Unfortunately for the chamber of commerce types, the spotlight has not cast the city and region in the most favorable light. Sacramento County’s top two elected law enforcement officials have gained national exposure on issues not only confronting
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Although she is not known as a progressive Democratic officeholder, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen finds her aligned with the progressive Democratic candidate for Sacramento mayor. Readers will recall that during the September 14 Sacramento Transportation Authority meeting, Singh-Allen tacitly endorsed an idea by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. The idea
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Candidates along the food chain make outrageous promises. A recent example that illustrates this is one from presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In a campaign Hail Mary, DeSantis said if elected president, gasoline would be $2/gallon. It’s an outrageous promise DeSantis cannot possibly fulfill, but some voters
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The best thing about operating Elk Grove News is that although we have only 15 readers, they all have long memories. The other day, one of those readers opened their vaults and emailed the image above. The reader said it was part of Elk Grove City Councilmember and current Vice
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A survey presented to the Sacramento Transit Authority at their September 14 meeting showed the appeal of a multi-billion dollar sales tax is insufficient for passage in 2024. The survey was conducted after the 2022 defeat of citizen-sponsored Measure A. Of significance, the 2022 measure needed a simple majority for
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With last week’s announcement that Elk Grove will acquiesce to litigation demands made by the state over its violation of fair housing laws, opponents of a controversial supportive housing project are organizing a counter-offensive. That last-gasp counter-offensive is organized to convince Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the other
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In their latest video posted to social media, The Lincoln Project once again effectively mocks former President Donald J. Trump. This video is call “a tale of two presidents.”
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If there is one thing that can be said about the ever-changing board membership of the Sacramento Transporation Authority (STA), their scheming to pickpocket Sacramento County taxpayers rivals only a vampire’s thirst for a blood meal. During their August 10 meeting, the multi-jurisdictional STA discussed their benignly named “transportation