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The 2022 General Election campaign season is in full swing, so what better time to watch a movie about political campaigns. here are a few recommendations and where they can be streamed. Bulworth Warren Beatty stars as U.S. Senator Jay Bulworth, who has hired an assassin to kill him.
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Next week ballots arrive, and there is a critical item for Elk Grove voters. That would be Measure E – a proposed in perpetuity 23 million dollars annual consumer tax increase. Listen Time 1 Minute
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A candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Sacramento County Sponsored a forum featuring the candidates for California Assembly District 10. The candidates, Eric Guerra and Stephanie Nguyen, answered a series of questions from LWV moderator Ms. Paula Lee. The forum was held on Monday. October 3
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Yesterday Elk Grove voters received what, to be charitable, was an informational (read political) mailer from the City of Elk Grove regarding Measure E on November’s ballot. While the mailer does not take advocate approval – the city can’t legally do that – it goes to the edge. Regardless, the
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Throwing aside party loyalty, two Democratic members of the Elk Grove City Council will actively campaign for a prominent Republican candidate. Those Democratic officials, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and Vice Mayor Darren Suen will be walking precincts for Republican Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume, who is campaigning for
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Thanks to Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and three of her council members, including Stephanie Nguyen, Kevin Spease, and Darren Suen, voters will be asked this election cycle to consider increasing taxes on Elk Grove consumers by at least $23 million annually in perpetuity. Even though Singh-Allen and three of
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Even though she has not had the visibility of her competitors, today we received reports that Elk Grove District 2 City Council candidate Michelle Kile was working door-to-door in the district. Kile is facing Rod Brewer and Felipe Martin. Pat Hume has occupied the District 2 seat since 2006, but
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Elk Grove voters will be asked this November if they are willing to pay an additional $23 million in taxes. That increase would be from a one-percent increase in sales taxes. On the November ballot as Measure E, placement of the regressive tax hike was approved by all but one
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Along with inflation and the economy, the most significant hot-button social issue nationally is women’s reproductive rights. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wage, the issue’s strength was demonstrated earlier this year when Kansas voters, a state known for rock-ribbed conservative ideals, protected
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In his first mailer for the November election, California Assembly District 10 candidate Eric Guerra addresses an issue his opponent dogged him with during the primary election. Guerra, a Sacramento City Councilmember, addresses homelessness in the four-page mailer that arrived yesterday. During the primary, opponent Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie
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Several speakers at last night’s Elk Grove City Council urged city council members and Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen to intervene and spare the German Shepherd named Zeus. The comments were made on behalf of Ms. Faryal Kabir, whose dog Zeus was taken by Elk Grove Animal Services in July. The
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As she seeks her second term, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen appears to be leaving very little to chance, but nonetheless, there is one indicator of her confidence she will cruise into office for another term. Notwithstanding an error-riddled letter sent to voters on Labor Day weekend, Singh-Allen is leaving