News and updates on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council.
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City attorney J. Hobb found loophole in the state constitution Following the success of Elk Grove’s $24 million annual sales tax increase, the Elk Grove Mayor and her City Council are now pursuing what would be the first in California, a municipal income tax. The tax will fulfill Mayor
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Response to city’s posting has not been supportive of higher taxes On April 1st, 2023, the City of Elk Grove will start collecting an additional one percent sales tax on almost every consumer purchase made in the city in perpetuity. The tax hike was narrowly approved by Elk Grove
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With the countdown to the March 31 deadline, many Elk Grove city employees and all current city council members have filed their annual statements of economic interest. The so-called California Form 700 must be filed by elected officials and several classifications of employees. For the second year running, the king
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Is the freshman council member being abused by the mayor? As reported in Lynn Wheat’s March 19 edition of her More Than Three Minutes podcast, during the Elk Grove City Council March 10 retreat meeting, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four city councilmen circled the wagons, so
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Will Bonta willingly pose with BSA for one of her selfies? Politicians, by definition, are narcissistic and self-serving. In the 21st century, there is no better conveyance of this behavior than selfies. In this instance, when referring to selfies, we are not suggesting prominent politicians who pose for a selfie
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Reincarnation of George Wallace? Across social media and comments on sites like Elk Grove News, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California have been attacked for their intervention in Elk Grove’s denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. Listen Time 1 Minute Read more about the
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Will Old Town Elk Grove become a skid row? One of Elk Grove’s most recent controversies is the Old Town supportive housing project. The Oak Rose project, which was denied by the Elk Grove City Council last July, has caught the attention of the California Attorney General. The city
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Elk Grove accused of breaking fair housing laws In the first meeting of the Elk Grove City Council after learning the California Attorney General accused them of violating state fair housing laws, several people spoke in support of the city. The statements of support during the Wednesday, March 22, city
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City manager Jason Behrmann avoids commenting Even though the city of Elk Grove is threatened by a lawsuit from the California Attorney General’s office, there was no mention of it during the Wednesday, March 22, Elk Grove City Council meeting. After returning from their close session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
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Another bruise to Elk Grove’s diversity reputation As 1960s Detroit AM disc jockeys were fond of saying when they qued up another Motown or British Invasion hit record, And The Hits Keep On Coming! (Hear that DJ clip from here) For the city of Elk Grove, the hits keep
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Only 3 people attended important goal-settting meeting On Friday, March 10, the Elk Grove City Council held its biennial retreat meeting. Several city staff members, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four councilmen had an all-day meeting. Even though the city complied with meeting notification requirements, it was not well publicized.
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This week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program, in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento. But how will the Elk Grove City Council react? Listen Time 1 Minute