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Meetings and events in Elk Grove * 02/21 Diversity & Inclusion Commission Meeting (6 p.m.) * 02/22 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.) * 02/23 Arts Commission Meeting (6:30 p.m.) * 02/27 Measure E Workshop: Addressing Homelessness (6 p.m.) * 02/28 Measure E Workshop: Maintaining Streets
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Representative George Santos has caught the imagination of Americans and not in a favorable way. Closer to home, Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan has run into a host of legal problems, which leaves you wondering. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Barnes and Nobles a direct threat to Elk Grove bookshop During the public comment section of their Wednesday, February 8 meeting, the Elk Grove City Council heard heartfelt pleas from the owner of an Elk Grove-based independent bookseller and six supporters to help the business survive. The threat to the
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An audience of about three dozen people attended the first of four workshops held by the city of Elk Grove and the Cosumnes Community Services District on their plans to spend the revenue generated by Measure E. Approved by Elk Grove voters in November, starting April 1, Measure E will
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The first of 4 Measure E workshops start this week * 02/06 Tire Collection Event February 5-8 * 02/07 Measure E Engagement Session: Reducing Crime (6 p.m.) * 02/08 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.) * 02/13 Historic Preservation Committee Meeting (6 p.m.) * 02/13 Measure E Discussion:
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Make demands for the animal shelter Last November, Elk Grove voters approved Measure E, which will increase sales taxes on many consumer purchases in Elk Grove by one percent. The measure is expected to raise $23 million annually. Even though the city will not levy the tax until April, with
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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
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Who pays? During the Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, an Elk Grove citizen asked the question that is on the mind of many taxpayers. The Mayor and City Council asked who pays for the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo to a new facility in Elk
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Elk Grove, CCSD will get free billboard ads At their Wednesday, January 25 meeting, the Elk Grove City Council unanimously approved the removal of three billboards that a larger electronic one will replace. The three old and one new replacement billboard are on the city’s southside along northbound Highway
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Brewer, Robles break city council’s unwritten dress code If there has been one constant on the Elk Grove City Council for at least 15 years, it has been the male members of the council have consistently presented with a jacket and tie, and women members have always dressed professionally.
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Typically a city council ally, this Elk Grove citizen criticizes the process The oversight committee will monitor revenues and expenditures of Elk Grove’s Measure E, which increased sales taxes in the city by one percent. The tax increase will provide the city with an additional $23 million annually. Measure
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Elk Grove Citizen cast dispersions on the committee’s role With the passage last November of Elk Grove’s $23 million annual sales tax increase under Measure E, the Elk Grove City Council took a step to establishing a citizen’s oversight committee at their Wednesday, January 25 meeting. As