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Proponents of a Sacramento County sales tax increase say they have collected enough signatures to place the measure on the countywide November ballot. Sponsored by a group called A Committee For a Better Sacramento is seeking a one-half-cent sales tax increase to fund transportation projects throughout Sacramento County. In a
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With controversy already stirred on a proposed supportive housing development in Elk Grove’s Old Town Special Planning Area, one candidate for the Elk Grove City Council has leveraged the issue for their campaign. That candidate is Felipe Martin, who launched the website notooakrose.com, the name of the apartment
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With the next batch of vote tallies to be released in about 24 hours, District 10 California Assembly candidate Eric Guerra issued a statement today expressing confidence. Guerra is currently in second place behind fellow Democrat Stephanie Nguyen in the race for one of the top two spots in Tuesday’
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At last night’s Elk Grove City Council meeting, an ordinance was unanimously adopted to address the city’s growing encampment sites. Although the city does not face the same problems as Sacramento, encampments have increased in the last year. In a report to the city council on the ordinance,
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The June 7, 2022, California Primary election marked the apparent end of the political careers of Sacramento County’s top two elected law enforcement officials. Instead of leaving office on top, Sacramento County District Attorney Ann Marie Schubert and Sheriff Scott Jones ended their elected careers with a whimper. First
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Although there are many votes still to be counted, it appears Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen will be one of the two candidates to make it to the District 10 California Assembly race in the November general election. As a result, the District 4 seat on the city council
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Late last night Sacramento City Councilmember and District 8 State Senate candidate Angelique Ashby issued a statement on her current second-place ranking in the hotly contested race against former California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Rafa Garcia. Ashby follows front runner Jones but noted current State Senator Dr. Richard
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In an online political advertisement that appeared today, District 5 Sacramento County Supervisor candidate and Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume was walloped. The title of the grainy black and white piece with red highlights, “Pat Hume is not the solution,” contains an unflattering list of events in Hume’s
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With the final day of voting in the California June 2022 Primary Election winding down, one of the top Democratic candidates for the 10th District California Assembly dropped an attack mailer on a rival. The attack ad came from Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen against fellow Democrat Sacramento City
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Elk Grove voters are swamped with mailers, and increasingly during this election cycle, online and social media political advertising. As is the practice, top tier candidates receive advertising support from so-called independent expenditure committees. Voters have been receiving mailers from groups with fairly evident names about their intentions. For example,
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“Politics is like a vice amplifier, where everybody has a need for affirmation, a need to be important, to be recognized.” Listen Time 1 Minute
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The recent leak of the tentative U. S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs v Jacksons Women Health case has set off a political tsunami on the topic of reproductive rights. If the decision is issued as expected, it would change access to abortion and other reproductive medical services and could