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A social media video posted on Sunday, July 9, 2023, shows what appears to be a street fight. According to the posting information, the video was recorded in Historic Downtown Elk Grove, also popularly known as Old Town. In the video, there are five people, of which three men are
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A technology topic that has generated significant interest of late has been Artificial Intelligent or AI. Within that realm, ChatGPT has garnered attention. In its simplest form, ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) is software that will provide written answers to questions based on information scoured from the Internet. Launched late
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A review of Elk Grove City Council’s closed meeting agenda reveals a proliferation of litigation. The most prominent lawsuit confronting the city is the Oak Rose housing discrimination case they are defending against the State and Attorney General of California. Aside from that, the city is facing lawsuits from
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During the June 28, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen reiterated her vision for Historic Downtown Elk Grove. After approving a loan guarantee for a bbq restaurant, the mayor said the area formerly known as Old Town Elk Grove can become something like San Diego’s Gaslamp
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More representation on SacRT Board California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) had her first piece of legislation signed into law today. The legislation was signed by California Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins who is acting governor while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of state. “I thank Acting-Governor Atkins
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Elk Grove District 1 City Councilmember Darren Suen has announced an employment change this weekend. On social media, Suen announced his appointment as Chief of Staff for California District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen. Suen’s appointment was effecting July 1, and he starts his new job at the State Capitol
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Claims children has access to Tinder, Grinder at schools In a far-reaching commentary during the Wednesday, June 28 Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen’s political influence and credibility were attacked. The attack on Singh-Allen was made during the public comment section on non-agenda items. Speaking at his
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An Elk Grove resident has filed a lawsuit after claiming a K9 officer bit them near their residence. Filed in Sacramento Superior Court on April 28, plaintiff Scotty Christian claims on April 16, 2022, a canine officer controlled by Elk Grove Police Officer Jason Miller attacked him near his Elk
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Summer’s here, and the time is right for racing in the streets – Racing in the Streets, by Bruce Springsteen | Today at 7:57 a.m. PDT was summer solstice – the first day of summer. With longer, hotter days, many Elk Grove residents spend more time in their yards, and
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Elk Grove has two large projects on the horizon – the mixed-use development called Project Elevate and the relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. At the end of the June 14, 2023, city council meeting, as members of the zoo subcommittee, Councilmember Rod Brewer and Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen discussed that project (see
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The Mayor seemed upset by her protégé’s comments As the June 14 Elk Grove City Council meeting came to a close, city council members and the mayor provided their reports on activities. Councilmember Rod Brewer reported on his subcommittee meeting on the relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. Following Brewer’