Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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By Brandon Morgan | Special to Elk Grove Daily News | It has been three weeks since my first article was published here on Elk Grove News about the downsizing of the inclusive education program by moving Inclusion Specialists into other roles within the district. Since then, so much has happened. • A
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VALLEJO, CA – With multiple oil refineries of the East Bay’s “Refinery Corridor” looming in the distance,” California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that will require 3,200-foot setbacks between oil and gas drilling and homes, schools and other sensitive receptors in California. The Governor signed the
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During their Tuesday, September 6 meeting, Trustees and administrators of the Elk Grove Unified School District heard over one hour and 20 minutes of public comment that was exclusively critical of their school management policies. While most of the comments were from parents from the EGUSD Inclusion Stays group, they
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Proponents of Sacramento County’s Measure A have amassed a large campaign war chest in their quest for the sales tax increase. The measure on this November’s ballot seeks to increase countywide sales taxes by one-half percent. Their recent financial disclosures filed with Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections
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By Brandon Morgan | Special to Elk Grove News | Friday, August 26th will forever be known in my family as a dark day in Elk Grove Unified School District history. This was the day that the district announced to teachers in the Inclusive Education program that they had decided to end
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It is not often a city official, especially an attorney, intentionally calls out someone who spoke during public comment of a hearing. Even more so when the person being highlighted is a fellow attorney. But that is what appears to have happened during the Wednesday, August 25, Elk Grove City
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Of the 34 miles of the planned Southeast Connector Road, perhaps the most challenging section has been through Elk Grove’s rural Sheldon neighborhood along Grant Line Road. That 2.7-mile stretch between Calvine and Bond roads called the Special Sheldon Segment had been the subject of long-term outreach and
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One of the many funny episodes on The Simpsons highlights what happens when the town’s villain, C. Montgomery Burns, the owner of the environmentally hazardous nuclear power plant, has to fend for himself. Temporarily broke, Mr. Burns takes residence with his sniveling assistant Waylon Smithers. Wanting to contribute to
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Ostensibly, the Elk Grove mayor and city council members are a big family happy. You could easily have that impression if you were to view it through their vote records, which are almost always unanimous. Beyond their near unanimity on the dais, the picture becomes murky. This is especially true