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With no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week. Listen Time 1 Minute Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Lawsuit deadline threat looms At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Elk Grove City Council meeting, what didn’t happen might have great significance. After their closed session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen had no reportable actions on the several legal matters confronting the city. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Can we believe them? A 2004 Los Angeles Times story resurfaced this week. The story was about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s gift disclosure. Embarrassed by the report, Thomas simply quit disclosing his gifts. Listen Time 1 Minute Read the LA Times 2004 story here.
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This week saw another school shooting that killed six people, three of them 9-year-olds, in Nashville. Coincidentally, Washington Post had a lengthy and somewhat graphic – not gory – animation of what happens when AR 15 bullets shred a body. Listen Time 1 Minute Below is the video of the Washington Post’
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County recognizes Transgender visibility In case you didn’t catch it, the week of March 27 is Transgender Visibility Week. Across social media, there is widespread support and probably some haters, but we won’t focus on that. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Reincarnation of George Wallace? Across social media and comments on sites like Elk Grove News, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California have been attacked for their intervention in Elk Grove’s denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. Listen Time 1 Minute Read more about the
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This week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program, in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento. But how will the Elk Grove City Council react? Listen Time 1 Minute
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Every so often, a piece of legislation scarily catches the imagination. A recent example is from, not surprisingly, Florida Republicans who gave us the don’t say gay law and book bans. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Julie Su nominated by President Biden It is a rare occasion that we find ourselves in agreement with conservatives, but this week we had to agree with an assessment from Rep. Kevin Kiley. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Have you ever thought about what motivates an individual to run for elected office? It’s worth contemplating. Listen Time 1 Minute.
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Representative George Santos has caught the imagination of Americans and not in a favorable way. Closer to home, Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan has run into a host of legal problems, which leaves you wondering. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Caity Maple says one thing, does another This week the Sacramento City Council made the controversial decision approving the purchase of a half-million-dollar piece of military equipment. At the center of the controversy was newly elected Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple. Listen Time 1 Minute