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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.
Politics & Government
Made admission during the city council meeting At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, a city official did something that rarely happens in government – admit a project has failed. The project in question is Elk Grove’s two event signs. Public information officer Kristyn Laurence said
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Associated with Moms of Liberty Group? During a public comment session on non-agenda items that lasted over one hour and 15 minutes during the Elk Grove Unified School District Trustees meeting, a handful of parents continued to assail the district’s sex education curriculum and sought the removal of books
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Salary set at 75 % of Superior Court Judges At their meeting this morning, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 4 – 1 to give themselves a 20-percent pay raise. The only supervisor voting against the raise was District 4 representative Sue Frost. The item was placed in the consent calendar.
Politics & Government
For once city attorney offers plain-English public explanation During the April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city attorney Jonathan Hobbs might have done a first during his tenure. Hobbs finally told the city council in public what they needed, not wanted to hear. Read more about this topic
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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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Advertisers uninterested in city’s 2 event signs Led by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease, the city will endeavor another sign project. This project will pursue so-called entry, “welcome to” signs at five motorist entrance points to Elk Grove. After receiving a presentation by public works director Jeff Werner,
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Says city has lost “local control” A quote attributed to poet Carl Sandberg and widely used by litigators says, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and
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Patios, porches stripped from Poppy Grove complex The five-member Elk Grove City Council approved a request to lower already agreed design standards and amenities for a 387-unit affordable apartment complex. The unanimous approval was given to the developer of the Quail Ridge during the Wednesday, April 12, city council meeting.
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Former mayor was accused of political bullying An informational report to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from the Sacramento County Grand Jury put a long unanswered question in Elk Grove politics to rest. That question was had the Grand Jury taken up a requested investigation of former Elk Grove
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AG Rob Bonta has also threatened Elk Grove with a housing discrimination lawsuit California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today that a housing lawsuit against the City of Huntington Beach has been amended. The initial lawsuit was filed on March 8 by the Attorney General and was joined by Gov.
Business & Real Estate
Request to eliminate patios, porches A developer who plans to build an affordable apartment complex in Elk Grove will seek approval to lower design standards. The request will be made at the Wednesday, April 12 Elk Grove City Council meeting. According to the staff report, the project on the southeast