Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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Throwing aside party loyalty, two Democratic members of the Elk Grove City Council will actively campaign for a prominent Republican candidate. Those Democratic officials, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and Vice Mayor Darren Suen will be walking precincts for Republican Elk Grove City Councilmember Pat Hume, who is campaigning for
Elections
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With just over a month until voting closes in the November 2022 general election, Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume continues amassing a substantial campaign fund. According to his California Form 460 report, for the July 1 through September 24 reporting period, Hume raised S253,924.
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Addressing Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume’s response to a question during last week’s candidate forum, several elected officials, a candidate, a labor organizer, and an activist have sent a letter (see below) condemning his response. Hume, who is running against Jaclyn Moreno, dodged
Community News
Elk Grove voters will be asked this November if they are willing to pay an additional $23 million in taxes. That increase would be from a one-percent increase in sales taxes. On the November ballot as Measure E, placement of the regressive tax hike was approved by all but one
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During a candidate forum this afternoon, Sacramento County District 5 Board of Supervisor Pat Hume refused to state his position on women’s reproductive rights. The League of Women Voters of Sacramento County conducted the forum at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors chamber in downtown Sacramento. The discussion was
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In his first mailer for the November election, California Assembly District 10 candidate Eric Guerra addresses an issue his opponent dogged him with during the primary election. Guerra, a Sacramento City Councilmember, addresses homelessness in the four-page mailer that arrived yesterday. During the primary, opponent Elk Grove City Councilmember Stephanie
Community News
Several speakers at last night’s Elk Grove City Council urged city council members and Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen to intervene and spare the German Shepherd named Zeus. The comments were made on behalf of Ms. Faryal Kabir, whose dog Zeus was taken by Elk Grove Animal Services in July. The
Community News
Last week, the Elk Grove Police and the city’s Animal Services released a body camera video (see below) of an unprovoked dog biting an officer. The biting incident on July 15 led to an order to euthanize the canine. The July 15 incident was a follow-up to when an
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With ballots scheduled to be mailed in about two weeks, some campaigns or possible interest groups supporting a particular candidate are still fine-tuning their message or perhaps presenting unflattering information about a candidate. That was evident with a text survey appearing today in Elk Grove. The survey was shared by
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On Wednesday, September 21 two Elk Grove City Council candidates received labor union donations. According to information compiled by @CATargetAlt, District 2 candidate Felipe Martin and District 4 candidate Sergio Robles each received $2,000. The contributions were from the Northern California District Council of Laborers. Martin’s opponent Cosumnes
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One of the three candidates seeking to replace Pat Hume as Elk Grove’s District 2 City Council representative had a campaign kick-off event on Saturday, September 17. According to a press release, the event held at Felipe Martin’s Elk Grove residence drew over 100 supporters. Martin, Michelle Kile,