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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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With just over a month until voting closes in the November 2022 general election, Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume continues amassing a substantial campaign fund. According to his California Form 460 report, for the July 1 through September 24 reporting period, Hume raised S253,924.
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Addressing Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume’s response to a question during last week’s candidate forum, several elected officials, a candidate, a labor organizer, and an activist have sent a letter (see below) condemning his response. Hume, who is running against Jaclyn Moreno, dodged
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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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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
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Labor Day is the traditional launch of American political campaigns. With this end of summer and beginning of autumn benchmark, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen distributed her first mailer of the 2022 campaign season at the start of the three-day weekend. Her first piece is an enveloped letter to registered
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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