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Will the Elk Grove Mayor, City Council exploit a new law and give themselves a pay raise in 2024?
Of the slew of new laws that became effective in 2024 is Senate Bill 329. Signed into law last June by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the legislation increased the pay ceiling for city council members in California general law cities. Before its enactment, the city council could only raise their salary
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Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen announces committee assignments
As she enters the second year of her first term as Elk Grove’s representative in the California Assembly, Stephanie Nguyen announced her committee assignments for 2024, of which one is highly influential. Nguyen has been appointed to the following committees: * Business and professions * Communications and conveyance * Jobes, economic development
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Part III July – September: Elk Grove Daily News 2023 Year in Review
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New California housing laws aimed to streamline building process take effect in 2024
By Ben Christopher | CalMatters.org | If California wants to build its way out of its long term housing shortage, plenty of things stand in its way in 2024: high interest rates, sluggish local approval processes and a persistent shortage of skilled construction workers, among others. But a slew of housing
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Part IV October – December: Elk Grove Daily News’s 2023 Year in Review
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Part II April – June: Elk Grove Daily News’ 2023 Year in Review
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Part I January – March: EGDN’s 2023 Year in Review
As the days of 2023 come to an end, it is time to take a look back at some of the significant stories affecting Elk Grove. Even though 2023 was not an election year, the Elk Grove City Council and the city government provided many stories, with several of them
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County supervisors’ survey a bad omen for Sacramento Transportation Authority’s pursuit of sales tax increase
A wide-ranging budget priority survey commissioned by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors revealed that most residents believe homelessness is their top concern and that the county is headed in the wrong direction. The survey results presented at the December 12 supervisors meeting also revealed a bad omen for the
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Four-day weekend! Elk Grove City employees get 2 extra paid holidays for Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve
For most private and some public sector employees working a Monday through Friday schedule, much less retail, hospitality, and healthcare workers subjected to seven-day timetables, this coming Friday will be a regular work day. However, if you are one of the non-public safety employees working for the city of Elk
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Unsolicited update on Elk Grove’s winter sanctuary facility given during city council meeting
In operation for six weeks, the city of Elk Grove has not provided any updates on its winter shelter facility in Old Town-Historic Downtown Elk Grove. However, an authoritative unsolicited report was provided during the city council meeting on Wednesday, December 13. Appearing before public comments on non-agenda items, Keith
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Resident demands Elk Grove City Council adopt resolution calling for Palestine cease-fire
As has happened across the country since the October 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas, people opposed to the violence against Palestinian civilians are making demands of elected officials. Although an international affair, demands for a cease-fire resolution are also appearing before municipal governments. Speaking during public comment on non-agenda