Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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Wrong side of the tracks – Council member discusses problems on Union Pacific tracks in Elk Grove
During the Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Elk Grove City Council meeting, District 3 Councilmember Kevin Spease requested a meeting with Union Pacific Railroad. The rail operator has two tracks through the city, one of which frequently has malfunctioning gates and stopped trains. With large and growing populations on the east
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Measure E for Elk Grove – Did You Also Know? Segments 5 & 6
By Lynn Wheat | Guest Contributor | Ed. note. This is the conclusion of a three-part series that questions the need for Elk Grove’s Measure E, which, if approved by Elk Grove voters, will increase sales taxes by one percent in the city. Segment 5 Did you also know? One of
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Measure E for Elk Grove – Did You Also Know? Segments 3 & 4
By Lynn Wheat | Guest Contributor | Ed. note. This is the second part of a three-part series that questions the need for Elk Grove’s Measure E, which, if approved by Elk Grove voters, will increase sales taxes by one percent in the city. Segment 3 Did you also know? The
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Nguyen hits back, says Guerra making false claims about state investigation of Elk Grove’s housing violations
In an escalation of their war of words, California Assembly District 10 candidate and Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie Nguyen struck back at her opponent today, Eric Guerra. Yesterday Guerra, a Sacramento City Councilmember, issued a statement critical of Nguyen after Elk Grove was sued by a developer of a
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State of California to Elk Grove – Denial of Oak Rose supportive housing project broke state fair housing laws
In a scathing 11-page letter dated October 12 to Elk Grove City Manager Jason Behrmann, the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) has notified the city their July denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project is violating Senate Bill 35. The bill, signed into law by former Gov.
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Measure E for Elk Grove – Did You Also Know? Segments 1 & 2
By Lynn Wheat | Guest Contributor | Ed. note. This three-part series questions the need for Elk Grove’s Measure E, which, if approved by Elk Grove voters, will increase sales taxes by one percent in the city. This November, Elk Grove will be asked to increase their taxes. The tax increase
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DaVita Inc. spends $44,000 for Nguyen mailer, pushes public safety message targeting Republican voters
A mailer was received by Republican voters this week supporting Democratic California Assembly District 10 candidate Stephanie Nguyen. The mailer was an independent expenditure by DaVita, Inc. Designed to motivate District 10 Republican voters who traditionally support police, the mailer advises them, “Your vote can help prevent crime.” On the
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District 2 Elk Grove City Council candidate Martin’s first mailer arrives
The first mailer for Elk Grove City Council District 2 candidate Felipe Martin has arrived in recent days for voters. Martin is one of three candidates vying to replace Pat Hume, who is running for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Martin, who lacks the name recognition of three-term Cosumnes
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Oil companies spending $1.2 million for TV ads supporting Ashby in District 8 State Senate race
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Feds propose listing of San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt as endangered species
Sacramento, CA.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on October 6 proposed the listing of the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt as an “endangered” species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The population of the once abundant species, a cousin of the endangered Delta smelt,
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Measure E ‘informational’ mailer from the City of Elk Grove – Loaded with ‘could’ and ‘may be’ but who benefits?
Yesterday Elk Grove voters received what, to be charitable, was an informational (read political) mailer from the City of Elk Grove regarding Measure E on November’s ballot. While the mailer does not take advocate approval – the city can’t legally do that – it goes to the edge. Regardless, the