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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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The American culture wars have arrived at the Elk Grove Unified School District. During the Tuesday, April 5, 2023, Trustee meeting, one parent claimed to have independently found a book she described as pornographic in a school library. The parent who identified herself as Heidi Moore read a passage from
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Trustees remain silent on book ban requests As in other school districts in the post-COVID-19 environment, parents are taking school boards to task for various issues. In previous EGUSD meetings, parents expressed dismay with the district for a drag show at a district high school. At last night’s meeting,
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No value reported on overseas trip by the city employee The city of Elk Grove zoning administrator and director of strategic planning and innovation, also known as the Innovations Czar, accepted a trip to Europe in 2022. Christopher Jordan reported one gift he received in 2022 from Washington D.C.
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At least one gift from one of city’s largest vendors During 2022 Elk Grove’s public works director accepted gifts of dinner and golf from three different sources. Jeff Werner accepted three gifts valued at $350. The gifts came from the following entities: * Interwest, March 23; dinner – $120 * PSOMAS,
Business & Real Estate
City attorney J. Hobb found loophole in the state constitution Following the success of Elk Grove’s $24 million annual sales tax increase, the Elk Grove Mayor and her City Council are now pursuing what would be the first in California, a municipal income tax. The tax will fulfill Mayor
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With the countdown to the March 31 deadline, many Elk Grove city employees and all current city council members have filed their annual statements of economic interest. The so-called California Form 700 must be filed by elected officials and several classifications of employees. For the second year running, the king
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Is the freshman council member being abused by the mayor? As reported in Lynn Wheat’s March 19 edition of her More Than Three Minutes podcast, during the Elk Grove City Council March 10 retreat meeting, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four city councilmen circled the wagons, so
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Will Bonta willingly pose with BSA for one of her selfies? Politicians, by definition, are narcissistic and self-serving. In the 21st century, there is no better conveyance of this behavior than selfies. In this instance, when referring to selfies, we are not suggesting prominent politicians who pose for a selfie
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Elk Grove accused of breaking fair housing laws In the first meeting of the Elk Grove City Council after learning the California Attorney General accused them of violating state fair housing laws, several people spoke in support of the city. The statements of support during the Wednesday, March 22, city
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City manager Jason Behrmann avoids commenting Even though the city of Elk Grove is threatened by a lawsuit from the California Attorney General’s office, there was no mention of it during the Wednesday, March 22, Elk Grove City Council meeting. After returning from their close session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
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Advanced out of Human Services Committee California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) has added her support to legislation working its way through the California State Senate. That legislation, Senate Bill 245, is called the California Food Assistance Program CFAP): eligibility and benefits. During a State Senate Human Services Committee