News and updates on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council.
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One of the many funny episodes on The Simpsons highlights what happens when the town’s villain, C. Montgomery Burns, the owner of the environmentally hazardous nuclear power plant, has to fend for himself. Temporarily broke, Mr. Burns takes residence with his sniveling assistant Waylon Smithers. Wanting to contribute to
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The week the Elk Grove City Council held a special meeting and workshop on the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. The workshop was a wish list opportunity for participants. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Ostensibly, the Elk Grove mayor and city council members are a big family happy. You could easily have that impression if you were to view it through their vote records, which are almost always unanimous. Beyond their near unanimity on the dais, the picture becomes murky. This is especially true
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Before another candidate entered the race late last week, Elk Grove City Council District 4 candidate Sergio Robles secured two prominent endorsements from elected officials representing Elk Grove. Robles made the announcements on his campaign Facebook page. Those endorsements came from California State Assemblymember and Sacramento County Sheriff-elect Jim Cooper,
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With a 5 p.m. filing deadline on Friday, August 12, there is only one known candidate for Elk Grove’s City Council District 4. The sole District 4 candidate is Elk Grove Planning Commissioner Sergio Robles. A field representative for Rep. Ami Bera, Robles, is supported by Elk Grove
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In January 2020, The City of Elk Grove, California, became a compassionate city. At least on paper. During their January 8th meeting, the Sacramento suburb issued a proclamation advanced by a group called Compassionate Elk Grove. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we will take a look at
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As expected, this week the Elk Grove City Council rejected a supportive housing project to lift people out of homelessness. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, Vice Mayor Darren Suen, and City Council members Pat Hume, Stephanie Nguyen, and Kevin Spease exposed their political cowardice and kowtowed to fear and ignorance. Listen Time
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In the last few years, the term Black Swan Events has not only entered the vernacular but has also been experienced globally. While Wall Street types like the term to describe financial events, Black Swan Events can loosely be described as occurrences that have unanticipated effects. In the last two
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After hearing lengthy public testimony, the Elk Grove City Council unanimously voted to uphold a denial by the Elk Grove Planning Commission for a proposed permanent supportive housing project. The proposed Oak Rose supportive 67-unit apartment project was on a vacant 1.3-acre parcel in the city’s Old Town
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In an email distributed yesterday, the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus seeks the removal of three Democratic Elk Grove City Council members. According to the information released this afternoon, the removal is desired because they endorsed a Republican. The three council members are Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, District 1 Councilmember Darren
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Through a combination of good fortune and timing, proponents of a long-sought Sacramento County sales tax increase are close to fulfilling their desires. Last week, the group called A Committee for a Better Sacramento (ACBS) announced their initiative to raise taxes on Sacramento County consumers by $8.3 billion over