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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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A Wednesday appointments announcement from Calif. Gov. Gavin Newson included a well-known Elk Grove political operative. Included in Newsom’s appointments was Pablo Espinoza as the Deputy Director of Communications at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Before accepting this appointment, Espinoza was employed by the California Assembly
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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
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By Dan Walter | CalMatters.org | For 45 years – ever since California voters passed the iconic Proposition 13 property tax limit in 1978 – powerful interest groups have fought a running political and legal battle over restrictions on new taxes. Those who want to raise taxes – public employee unions, particularly – have dueled
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For the six months ending June 30, Democratic California District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen gathered $299,700 for her 2024 reelection campaign. Nguyen, a former Elk Grove City Council member, won the seat in November 2022 election. Among notable contributions to Nguyen are the following: * Northern California Carpenters – $9,700
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At least twice a year, elected officials in California must report campaign contributions they received. Those so-called California 460 reports are revealing. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Even though he will not be on the ballot until 2026, freshman Elk Grove City Councilmember Rod Brewer is not easing up on campaign fundraising. Brewer, who won the District 2 seat formerly held by Sacramento County Supervisor with a plurality of votes in 2022, has received $18,808 for