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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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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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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
Elections
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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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
Community News
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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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,
Community News
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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As reported earlier this week, the group calling itself momarmy.elkgrove has taken their grievances about the Elk Grove Unified School District to the City of Elk Grove. This week the group posted an Instagram video mocking Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. Not surprisingly, the group also made a video
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The ongoing battle mounted against the Elk Grove Unified School District from vocal activists is now bringing the Elk Grove mayor and city council into their focus. On Monday, July 10, an Instagram account identified as momary.elkgrove posted a video of portions of recent comments made by one of
Politics & Government
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When a political party is so far out of power, there comes a certain degree of freedom. Often that freedom is expressed in skewering a future candidate. Such is the case with California Republican Party. With the Democratic Party with supermajorities in both legislative houses and holding all statewide offices,