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Spease promises to protect taxpayers During the Wednesday, January 25, 2023, meeting of the Elk Grove City Council, a stark warning was issued by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease on the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. Read more about this topic here.
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Citizen asks the city council, mayor who pays During the Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, a resident 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
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Spease says, “that’s my warning signal for the future” By a unanimous vote, the Elk Grove City Council approved an additional $800,000 expenditure for the Sacramento Zoo relocation project. The vote was taken at the Wednesday, January 25, regular city council meeting. According to a presentation to the
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Garbage cans being inspected randomly During his administrative report during the Wednesday, January 25 Elk Grove City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Berhmann reported garbage inspections in Elk Grove are underway. Behrmann said the city’s contracted garbage collector, Republic Services, was randomly inspecting residents’ organic garbage containers. Those who
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Millions of taxpayer dollars already spent on Elk Grove Zoo When the Elk Grove City Council meeting this Wednesday evening, they will be asked to transfer $800,000 from the city’s reserve funds to the fund for the proposed zoo project. According to the staff report for the agenda
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New law seeks to limit overt political influence A bill signed in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom that became effective January 1 will influence how local officials throughout California finance their campaigns. That legislation, Senate Bill 1439, amends the 1982 so-called Levine Act. The legislation will close loopholes that allowed
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This week Elk Grove News marked its 15th anniversary. The website was launched on January 11, 2008. It was not launched as a money-making endeavor, for popularity purposes, or to have the most followers or likes. Listen Time 2 Minutes
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One distinguishing habit of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen when she is conducting a city council meeting is her bellowing laugh. While we all can enjoy laughter at the appropriate times during an official meeting, the Mayor seems to laugh at innocuous comments (see video below) from the public she
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In a ceremony held at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers in the Sacramento County Building, Pat Hume took his oath of office for the District 5 seat. Hume narrowly won the seat over Jaclyn Moreno in the November election. Hume replaces Don Nottoli, who served on the Board
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Following several days of damaging heavy rains, strong winds, localized flooding, and power outages, late this afternoon, the City of Elk Grove proclaimed a local emergency. The city’s proclamation of local emergency will position residents and the city to seek assistance from county, state, and federal sources to defray
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01/09 Tire Collection Event January 8-1101/09 Historic Preservation Committee Meeting (6 p.m.)01/10 Youth Commission Meeting (6 p.m.)01/11 City Council Meeting (6 p.m.)01/14 MLK Candlelight Vigil (6 p.m.)01/15 Republic FC Open Tryouts (8 a.m.)01/16
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As the Elk Grove City Council convenes its first meeting of 2023, it will consider several applicants to fill a vacancy on the Elk Grove Planning Commission. That vacancy was created with the election of former Planning Commissioner Sergio Robles to the District 4 seat of the Elk Grove City