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A person who has doggedly criticized Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees recently posted a video where his political philosophies were more clearly explained. Mr. Kirk Thomson has appeared at several meetings of both government agencies, primarily criticizing books he classified
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It is always a good idea to clean out old files from time to time. Not only do you rid yourself of clutter, you occasionally find something interesting. Such was the case of the document seen below. It was a hard-copy press release in the days before the widespread use
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Even though no elections are in the immediate future for any jurisdiction in Sacramento County, a targeted mailer is taking their case for improved wages for in-home caregivers. The Service Employers International Union Local 2015 mailer has been distributed recently. An informal survey finds the mailer was sent to registered
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Donald Trump’s continuing threat to American Democracy is well documented. Notwithstanding his criminal indictments, Trump is still the favored 2024 Republican nominee. Listen Time 1 Minute
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As reported earlier this week, the group calling itself momarmy.elkgrove has taken their grievances about the Elk Grove Unified School District to the City of Elk Grove. This week the group posted an Instagram video mocking Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. Not surprisingly, the group also made a video
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When a political party is so far out of power, there comes a certain degree of freedom. Often that freedom is expressed in skewering a future candidate. Such is the case with California Republican Party. With the Democratic Party with supermajorities in both legislative houses and holding all statewide offices,
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After months of anticipation, today Florida Gov. Ron “Meatball” DeSantis announced his 2024 presidential candidacy. Hoping to draw attention to his candidacy and differentiate from former President Donald Trump, “Meatball Ron” made his announcement on Twitter with Elon Musk. It was an unmitigated disaster. Listen to the Lincoln Project’s
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Former mayor was accused of political bullying An informational report to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from the Sacramento County Grand Jury put a long unanswered question in Elk Grove politics to rest. That question was had the Grand Jury taken up a requested investigation of former Elk Grove
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With the countdown to the March 31 deadline, many Elk Grove city employees and all current city council members have filed their annual statements of economic interest. The so-called California Form 700 must be filed by elected officials and several classifications of employees. For the second year running, the king
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Republican meeting this weekend stiff favor former President BY ALEXEI KOSEFF |Calmatters.org | IN SUMMARY As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis postures for a possible presidential campaign, delegates to the California Republican Party convention this weekend remained unquestionably in support of former President Trump in 2024. If the latest public polling
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Today California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee jumped into the increasingly crowded field to replace California Senator Diane Feinstein. Last week Feinstein announced she would not seek another term in 2024. Lee joins two California Congressional Democratic colleagues to replace Feinstein, who holds the record for the longest-serving women senator. Feinstein
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Fundraising included a large personal loan to campaign Campaign finance disclosure filed with the Elk Grove City Clerk’s office show newly elected District 2 Elk Grove City Councilmember Rob Brewer raised $172,737 in 2022 for his campaign. Brewer won the office with a plurality of votes after defeating