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Another bruise to Elk Grove’s diversity reputation As 1960s Detroit AM disc jockeys were fond of saying when they qued up another Motown or British Invasion hit record, And The Hits Keep On Coming! (Hear that DJ clip from here) For the city of Elk Grove, the hits keep
Environmental News
Newsom, Consumer Watchdog hammer out deal Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog and the Governor’s Office just announced that Governor Newsom and California legislative leaders have reached a deal to move forward a new oil refiner accountability law, including a price gouging penalty, before the legislature adjourns on April 1.
Elections
Republican meeting this weekend stiff favor former President BY ALEXEI KOSEFF |Calmatters.org | IN SUMMARY As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis postures for a possible presidential campaign, delegates to the California Republican Party convention this weekend remained unquestionably in support of former President Trump in 2024. If the latest public polling
Current News
Bonta says the city displayed “discriminatory intent” In a rebuke of the city of Elk Grove today, the California Attorney General’s office asserted that last summer’s rejection of the Oak Rose apartment complex violated state laws, including California Senate Bill 35 (SB 35), the Housing Accountability Act (HAA)
Politics & Government
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Valenzuela fears over 12,000 residents could lose housing During the afternoon session of the Tuesday, March 14 Sacramento City Council meeting, Councilmember Katie Valenzuela expressed concern about possible evictions in the city. Valenzuela made the remarks after a report on the city of Sacramento’s efforts to assist vulnerable
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River City Waterways Alliance makes plea to Supervisors During today’s Sacramento County Board of Supervisors regular meeting, advocates for the American and Sacramento rivers waterway proposed an ordinance to mitigate waste flow. The three people speaking at the meeting were the River City Waterways Alliance members. That group has
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5 members formally appointed Listen to the story. Along with appointing five members to the Measure E oversight committee, the Elk Grove City Council decided to expand the committee size to seven at last evening’s city council meeting. After hearing comments from several of the 19 committee applicants, Mayor
Community News
Drag shows called ‘perversions’ and compared to ANTIFA, Proud Boys During a trustees meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District, at least three speakers expressed dismay over a drag show performance at a district high school’s multicultural performance. The remarks were made during the public comment section of
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Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen will make the appointments Listen to this story During this Wednesday’s Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen will have 19 applicants to consider for appointment to a citizen’s oversight committee. That committee will examine Measure E expenditures, the voter-approved sales tax increase. Measure
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One person suggests moving homeless out of state The entire presentation can be heard in the link below. Last night the City of Elk Grove and the Cosumnes Community Services District held the third of four community forums to gather residents’ input on spending the $23 million annual tax revenue
Community News
Going down a rabbit hole? Starting April 1, 2023, the City of Elk Grove will begin levying a one percent sales tax on most purchases in the city. The additional revenue comes from voter-approved Measure E. Community forums have discussed how that new tax money will be used, which is