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Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume to hold District 5 transportation meetings
Sacramento County District 5 Supervisor Pat Hume has announced a series of community meetings in the coming weeks. The four meetings starting this Wednesday will focus on county roads and transportation issues. Interestingly during the recent multi-jurisdictional Sacramento Transporation Authority meeting, board members, including Hume, discussed a possible sales tax
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Statement of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the August 14, 2023 indictment of Donald J. Trump
This evening at 8:36 PDT, Fulton County District Attorney issued a statement and took questions on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. The former president and 18 others were indicted under State of Georgia RICO law for interference with the 2020 Presidential election in the State.
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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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EPA accepts civil rights complaint by Tribes, environmental justice groups against State Water Board
Washington, D.C. — On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a decision accepting for investigation a historic civil rights complaint against the State Water Resources Control Board filed by a coalition of Tribes and environmental justice organizations. The administrative complaint, filed against the Water Board on
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Elk Grove City Councilmember Rod Brewer maintains fundraising efforts, reports $18,000 in contributions
Even though he will not be on the ballot until 2026, freshman Elk Grove City Councilmember Rod Brewer is not easing up on campaign fundraising. Brewer, who won the District 2 seat formerly held by Sacramento County Supervisor with a plurality of votes in 2022, has received $18,808 for
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Big Oil pumps $13 million into killing climate bills in California in first half of 2023
Sacramento — The outrageous lobbying spending by Big Oil and Big Gas to influence the Legislature, regulators and Governor’s Office in California appears to be only getting worse, according to the latest lobbying disclosures with the California Secretary of State. Lobbying disclosures from Quarter 2 of 2023 analyzed by three
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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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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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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