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Politicians can possess honorable personality traits. But, unfortunately, the terms honor and politicians are usually mutually exclusive. A more typical personality trait possessed by most elected officials is a self-endowed sense of entitlement to things not available to most constituents. And more significantly, egos compel elected officials to endlessly talk
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The City of Elk Grove has done a respectable job of listing cultural and religious-focused events. But it appears to have dropped the ball with respect to a new community event. Yesterday a Hanukkah event was held at Elk Grove’s Old Town Plaza. The event was held on the
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During the Tuesday, December 13, 2022, meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees, a parent of an inclusive education said there is no accountability of leadership. The comments were made by Mr. Brandon Morgan. Along with other parents of inclusive education students, Morgan has pressed the
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During the December 7, 2022, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Sue Frost made an almost 10-minute presentation without proper public notice. Frost, a Trump supporter, was talking about meetings she and Supervisor Don Nottoli had with election deniers. Read more about the people Frost and Nottoli met with
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One of several close races in Sacramento County was the contest between Pat Hume and Jaclyn Moreno for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5. Throughout the 2022 campaign season, the Sacramento County Republican Party made no mention of Hume on its website. The county party promoted every Republican on
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This year’s mayoral race between incumbent Bobbie Singh-Allen and challenger Brian Pastor was historic. A candidate won a clear majority in a competitive race for the first time since Elk Grove voters started directly electing their mayor in 2012. Singh-Allen captured about 64 percent of the vote. While former
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On Wednesday, November 23, the Elk Grove City Council rescheduled a previously canceled meeting with one hearing item. That item was to adopt an ordinance to start collecting increased sales taxes from Measure E. Speaking during the meeting, one Elk Grove resident, Ms. Lynn Wheat, urged the city to provide
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In what has become a common traffic hazard, Union Pacific Railroad trains once again blocked traffic in Elk Grove during a busy time. This time, the train came to a complete stop at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. The train was stopped for at least 20
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As a public service, @ElkGroveNews recorded the Wednesday, November 23, 2022, meeting of the Elk Grove City Council. Typically, the city will post the meeting video the following day. Given that the city will be closed for business until Monday, November 28, and the meeting will not be available until
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An independent expenditure committee TV commercial targeting Democratic voters has called Democratic California Assembly District 10 candidate Elk Grove City Couniclmember Stephane Nguyen, a Republican. The commercial (see video below) has been in rotation this week. In their effort to support Nguyen’s opponent, Democrat Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra,
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In one hotly contested election for Elk Grove voters, Jaclyn Moreno released a video of a TV commercial today that has started airing. Democratic Moreno is facing Republican Pat Hume for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5. According to her press release and donation appeal, the ad has
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During the Tuesday, October 18, 2022, meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting, one parent related an upsetting incident in-class experienced by their child. During public comment, Ms. Isa Geoffroy told the trustees her son and another student were addressed with derogatory slurs aimed at