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.
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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.