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Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
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Voices of Elk Grove – Old Town/Historic Downtown Elk Grove merchants, resident object to temporary homeless shelter
In response to plans by Elk Grove to open a temporary homeless shelter later this year in Old Town/Historic Downtown Elk Grove, three merchants and one resident voiced opposition to the plan. The comments were made during public comment on non-agenda items during the Wednesday, September 13, Elk Grove
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City of Elk Grove to open ‘Enhanced Winter Sanctuary’ homeless shelter in Old Town on Nov. 1
The city of Elk Grove has announced plans to open a homeless shelter in Old Town-Historic Downtown Elk Grove. Dubbed the Enhanced Winter Sanctuary, the facility will operate for five months starting November 1 and will be housed in the city-owned facility at 9260 Elk Grove Blvd., the site of
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Elk Grove News Minute – With all apologies to hourly rate motels on Stockton Boulevard
A trait of most politicians and many of the bureaucrats serving them is deception. An example of this was Elk Grove City manager Jason Behrmann’s recent deceptive administrative report. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Can Darren Suen be courageous enough to teach the Elk Grove City Council a lesson about costly lawsuits like the Oak Rose debacle?
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Mr. Jordan, I presume! Elk Grove City Council got the memo to not use nicknames for staff members
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Elk Grove News Minute – Will the big new project swamp the older one?
Recently, Elk Grove has been hyping its oldest and original district, Old Town by renaming it Historic Downtown Elk Grove and Main Street. But is it all for naught? Listen Time 1 Minute
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More Money, Please! Sacramento Transportation Authority contemplating another multi-billion-dollar sales tax hike
If there is one thing that can be said about the ever-changing board membership of the Sacramento Transporation Authority (STA), their scheming to pickpocket Sacramento County taxpayers rivals only a vampire’s thirst for a blood meal. During their August 10 meeting, the multi-jurisdictional STA discussed their benignly named “transportation
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Voices of Elk Grove citizen – Elk Grove citizen to Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen; ‘Don’t ever call me a liar’
During the Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen was admonished by an Elk Grove citizen. Speaking during public comment, Mr. Kirk Thomson said Singh-Allen effectively called her a liar during the June 28, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting. Watch the June 28 interchange
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Elk Grove News Minute – Does this mean all the Wayfinding signs are now obsolete?
Most Elk Grove residents are familiar with the Old Town district. That special planning area is the origin of the city. Listen Time 1 Minute
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If 1st Amendment rights are threatened, exercise 2nd Amendment rights says speaker at Elk Grove City Council meeting
In a wide-ranging commentary at the Elk Grove City Council meeting, one speaker suggested Second Amendment rights should be exercised if First Amendment rights are threatened. Mr. Kirk Thomson made those comments and others during public comment on non-agenda items during the Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Elk Grove City Council
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Commissioned study on Elk Grove Animal shelter validates complaints, paints bleak financial picture
During the Wednesday, August 9 Elk Grove City Council meeting, a hearing on a commissioned study on the city’s animal shelter will be held. That study validates several complaints voiced during repeated city council meetings by feline advocates and paints a bleak picture of the facility’s financial health.