Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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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
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
Community News
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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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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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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
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,
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During the Wednesday, December 11, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city manager Jason Behrmann reported on the city’s response to early January storms that have widespread effects in California. The storms that started around New Year’s day have pounded the state and caused flooding in Sacramento County.
Law and Justice
Opinion
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In a ceremony held at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers in the Sacramento County Building, Pat Hume took his oath of office for the District 5 seat. Hume narrowly won the seat over Jaclyn Moreno in the November election. Hume replaces Don Nottoli, who served on the Board