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By Sameea Kamal and Alexei Koseff | CalMatters.org | June 27, 2023 Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Just in time for the start of a new fiscal year July 1, Gov. Gavin Newsom and
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Summer’s here, and the time is right for racing in the streets – Racing in the Streets, by Bruce Springsteen | Today at 7:57 a.m. PDT was summer solstice – the first day of summer. With longer, hotter days, many Elk Grove residents spend more time in their yards, and
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> During the Tuesday, June 13, 2023, Elk Grove Unified School District meeting, Trustees were issued a Biblical-based warning. Ms. Lorie Gardner warned the Trustees, “God will not be mocked” during the public comment section of the meeting. Along with several other people speaking, the school district was criticized for
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The Mayor seemed upset by her protégé’s comments As the June 14 Elk Grove City Council meeting came to a close, city council members and the mayor provided their reports on activities. Councilmember Rod Brewer reported on his subcommittee meeting on the relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. Following Brewer’
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Even though they may not have been in attendance as the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees concluded its meeting, so-called ‘parental rights’ advocates earned a victory during the Tuesday, June 13 meeting. The victory came in the form of having a staff presentation on parental rights’ placed
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Department budget jumping a whopping 18 percent During their Wednesday, June 14 meeting, the Elk Grove City Council will approve the city’s annual budget for fiscal year 2024. By state law, the budget must be adopted by June 30. Even though the mayor, city council, and city executives crow
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Is he just hiding his frat boy lifestyle or has he learned? UPDATED 1130 am | One of the effects of his arrest for drunk driving has been fewer social-oriented social media posts from Elk Grove District 4 City Councilmember Sergio Robles. On May 20, Robles was arrested after he was
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Joy Yip says GTFOH! Yesterday a member of the Elk Grove Police Chief’s Advisory Board called for the resignation of an Elk Grove City Council member. In a post on her Instagram account, advisory board member Joy Yip called for the resignation of District 4 Elk Grove City Councilmember
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During the Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, the city’s mayor and council members were reminded of the city’s Code of Ethics. The comments were made by long-time Elk Grove resident Suzanne Pecci. The statement was made in the context of a hearing that evening