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Measure E Elk Grove sales tax 5 member oversight committee plan approved, citizen offers criticism
Elk Grove Citizen cast dispersions on the committee’s role With the passage last November of Elk Grove’s $23 million annual sales tax increase under Measure E, the Elk Grove City Council took a step to establishing a citizen’s oversight committee at their Wednesday, January 25 meeting. As
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Elk Grove Vice Mayor Spease issues warning as an additional $800,000 approved by City Council for zoo project
Spease says, “that’s my warning signal for the future” By a unanimous vote, the Elk Grove City Council approved an additional $800,000 expenditure for the Sacramento Zoo relocation project. The vote was taken at the Wednesday, January 25, regular city council meeting. According to a presentation to the
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$800,000 to be allocated from reserves for proposed Elk Grove zoo relocation project
Millions of taxpayer dollars already spent on Elk Grove Zoo When the Elk Grove City Council meeting this Wednesday evening, they will be asked to transfer $800,000 from the city’s reserve funds to the fund for the proposed zoo project. According to the staff report for the agenda
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Should Biden not run for a second term, Twitter poll shows surprising results of most popular replacement candidates
Gretchen Whitmer was found to be more popular than V.P Harris Should Joe Biden run and win a second term when he takes the oath of office on January 20, 2025, he will be 82. If he were to serve the entire period, he would be 86 when he
Environmental News
Interior Secretary Haaland’s Memo Reverses Trump Policy Defunding CVPIA Environmental Restoration
On Dec. 15, Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland sent a memorandum to Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo that reverses a Trump administration action to defund environmental mitigation and restoration in the Central Valley. The memo
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Cosumnes Community Services District hires new administrator of general services
The Cosumnes Community Services District today announced the appointment of a new member to their executive team. Dr. Amanda Chehrezad was hired for the position of Administrator of General Services. In that capacity, Ms. Chehrezag will oversee the district’s administrative services department, which includes finance, risk management, public affairs,
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Elk Grove City Council members to be affected by new law, limits on political contributions
New law seeks to limit overt political influence A bill signed in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom that became effective January 1 will influence how local officials throughout California finance their campaigns. That legislation, Senate Bill 1439, amends the 1982 so-called Levine Act. The legislation will close loopholes that allowed
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Singh-Allen starts 2024 Elk Grove mayoral campaign account with $126k, pays family members consulting fees
Campaign financial disclosures filed with the Elk Grove City Clerk’s office reveal Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen closed her 2022 campaign account and transferred proceeds to a new account for a 2024 mayoral campaign. The California Form 460 showed that Singh-Allen, elected to a second two-year term in the November election,
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Sacramento County Supervisors discuss media relations during FY 2024 budget presentation
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It’s all laughs when conducting the people’s business for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
One distinguishing habit of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen when she is conducting a city council meeting is her bellowing laugh. While we all can enjoy laughter at the appropriate times during an official meeting, the Mayor seems to laugh at innocuous comments (see video below) from the public she
Community News
New member selected for Elk Grove Planning Commission
Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen makes nomination During their Wednesday, January 11 meeting, the Elk Grove City Council appointed a new member to the city’s Planning Commission. After being nominated by Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, Oscar O’Con was appointed by unanimous consent. O’Con, a District 3 resident,