Politics & Government
Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
News and updates on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council.
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Let’s get Physical! Or is it Fiscal? With Elk Grove City Councilmember Sergio Robles
To say Elk Grove City Councilmember Sergio Robles is not quite ready for prime time is an understatement. During his early meetings as a city council member, Robles displayed an utter lack of subject preparation. If that wasn’t enough, after frequently showing social media videos of his alcohol consumption
Politics & Government
As Elk Grove muddles through the Oak Rose lawsuit & SB 35, a look back at the legal analysis that landed them in hot water
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcasts – Elk Grove Mayor & City Council says yes to land acknowledgement, no to the unhoused
Sometimes things happen that create an unintended irony. Such was the case during the September 27, 2023, Elk Grove city council meeting led by Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. Listen Time 1 Minute
Politics & Government
Oak Rose videos – Singh-Allen throws shade at allies, former colleague; Public comment tropes on Atty. General Rob Bonta
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New wrinkle in Oak Rose litigation – Elk Grove City Council schedules special Friday morning closed session
Politics & Government
Succumbing to pressure, the Elk Grove City Council defers Oak Rose decision until October 11
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Part II Darrell Steinberg’s Regionalism – A Multi-Billion Dollar Sales Tax Ground Hogs Day loop?
As outlined in the first part of this two-edition series, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has long supported a regional sharing of sales tax revenues. While he was a California Assembly member representing Sacramento, Steinberg proposed legislation to impose a six-county sales tax sharing idea. Steinberg’s legislation made it through
Community News
Planning commission comments preview ire to be heard by Elk Grove City Council on Oak Rose, homeless shelter project
Even though there were just three speakers, the Elk Grove planning commissioners heard comments last week indicating solid public opposition to a planned homeless shelter and reversal of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. The three speakers gave their remarks during public comments on non-agenda items. Joining the speakers by
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Elk Grove City Council expected to hear extensive comments on Oak Rose project, winter homeless shelter
Videos
When conducting the people’s business, it’s all laughs for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
If there is one thing the Elk Grove City Council can be counted on to do is to yuck-it-up during their meetings. Here is prime example of the grand master of inappropriate laughing, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. Her honor never fails to loudly and inappropriately laugh while conducting the
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Dead Again – Sacramento Transit Authority’s survey shows little voter appetite for multi-billion-dollar tax hike
A survey presented to the Sacramento Transit Authority at their September 14 meeting showed the appeal of a multi-billion dollar sales tax is insufficient for passage in 2024. The survey was conducted after the 2022 defeat of citizen-sponsored Measure A. Of significance, the 2022 measure needed a simple majority for