News and updates on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council.
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The best thing about operating Elk Grove News is that although we have only 15 readers, they all have long memories. The other day, one of those readers opened their vaults and emailed the image above. The reader said it was part of Elk Grove City Councilmember and current Vice
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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
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People following the city of Elk Grove’s ham-handed handling of the Oak Rose supportive housing project, the subsequent lawsuits, and community acrimony may not be aware of a critical component that has landed them in hot water. Simply put, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four council members
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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
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Faced with the political weight of angry District 2 residents, tonight the Elk Grove City Council decided not to follow the legal advice offered by the city attorney and deferred their decisions on the Oak Rose Project until their October 11 meeting. The decision came after hearing over three dozen
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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
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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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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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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