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After a four-plus-year process, the Elk Grove City Council will consider entering into a five-year community workforce and training agreement (CWTA) at their Wednesday meeting. If approved, the deal is with the Sacramento-Sierra Building and Construction Trades Council (SSBCTC), the AFL-CIO Council, and its member unions. According to the staff
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A group of 60-plus volunteers and supporters gathered at Stephanie Nguyen for Assembly campaign Pocket neighborhood office for a canvassing effort. Assemblymember Evan Low (D – Campbell) joined in the effort, and Elk Grove Vice Mayor Darren Suen. An Elk Grove City Councilmember, Nguyen is in a competitive race against fellow
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This week, a mailer sent on behalf of Elk Grove City Councilmember, and California Assembly District 10 candidate Stephanie Nguyen targeted a specific group – Asian-American voters. The mailer, which is addressed to voters with Asian surnames, shows Nguyen speaking during an April 2021 rally in Elk Grove condemning anti-Asian hate
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In what has become an acrimonious election battle, the Eric Guerra campaign has started a website assailing the political credentials of his opponent, Stephanie Nguyen. Democrats Guerra and Nguyen are competing for the District 10 seat in the California Assembly. The 10th District includes all of Elk Grove, portions of
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This was a crummy week for the city of Elk Grove, the Elk Grove Mayor and her city council, and several candidates. Listen Time 1 Minute
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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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A mailer sent by an independent expenditure committee opposing Sacramento County Board of Supervisor District 5 candidate Pat Hume calls him a Trump Republican. Hume, a Republican Elk Grove City Councilmember, is facing Democrat Cosumnes Community Services District Director Jaclyn Moreno. With the headline “Donald Trump isn’t the only
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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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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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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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Today a lawsuit was filed against the City of Elk Grove for rejecting a proposed supportive housing project in the city’s Old Town Special Planning Area. As a result of that rejection and the approval of a nearby Old Town market-rate apartment project, the proposed and rejected Oak Rose
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Financial disclosures filed today with the California Secretary of State show that the same independent expenditure committee spending $1.2 million on behalf of a State Senate District 8 candidate will also spend over $799,000 for an Assembly District 10 candidate. The “Coalition to Restore California’s Middle Class,