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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
Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
News and updates on Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council.
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City council holds lengthy hearing on Elk Grove Animal Shelter, takes no specific actions
After hearing a lengthy staff presentation on Elk Grove’s Animal Shelter and extensive public comment, the Elk Grove Cty Council made no specific action on community requests to hire an additional full-time veterinarian during the Wednesday, August 9 regular meeting. The presentation heard during the meeting was a recap
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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.
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Bobbie Singh-Allen’s 2024 Elk Grove mayoral reelection campaign funding approaches $200k
Unlike the four district Elk Grove City Council members, the Elk Grove mayor’s term is only two years. Consequently, there is no break in that officeholder’s pursuit of campaign cash. This fact was evident in fundraising activities for second-term Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. According to financial disclosures filed with
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Critic of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen implies support for DeSantis, calls indictment of Trump ‘ridiculous’
A person who has doggedly criticized Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees recently posted a video where his political philosophies were more clearly explained. Mr. Kirk Thomson has appeared at several meetings of both government agencies, primarily criticizing books he classified
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Voices of Elk Grove – Business owner says ‘Queer people not safe enough in Elk Grove’
Responding to what one Elk Grove business owner said is hostility directed at the LGBTQ+ community in Elk Grove, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the city council were told, “Queer people are not safe enough in Elk Grove.” The comments came from Ms. Emily Autenrieth, the co-owner of a
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Culture wars ensnaring Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, City Council
Even though they have no jurisdiction over affairs for the Elk Grove Unified School District, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the City Council are ensnared in the culture wars being waged against public school books, curriculum, and gender equity issues. These ensnarements were displayed during the Wednesday, July 26,
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – A cozy little system for incumbents
During Elk Grove’s 23 years of cityhood, city council members and mayors often have been elected without reaching 50 percent. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Go Big or Go Home – Can Singh-Allen succeed where former Elk Grove mayors Davis, Ly faltered?
In 2012 Elk Grove voters started direct election of mayors. In that span, there have been three mayors – Gary Davis, Steve Ly, and the current officeholder, Bobbie Singh-Allen. Aside from serving two terms (two so far for Singh-Allen), one other commonality has been that they all have tied themselves to
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – They treat constituents like they are the idiots
A few weeks ago, former Republican Congresswoman and Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney made an obvious observation. Cheney said, “We’re electing idiots.” Listen Time 1 Minute
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Gala fundraiser announced for relocation of Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove
Even though financing for the proposed relocation of the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove is unidentified, much less formally approved by Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her city council, Sacramento Zoological is proceeding as if it was. A posting on the Sacramento Zoo’s website has announced its September