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It’s all laughs when conducting the people’s business for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
One distinguishing habit of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen when she is conducting a city council meeting is her bellowing laugh. While we all can enjoy laughter at the appropriate times during an official meeting, the Mayor seems to laugh at innocuous comments (see video below) from the public she
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Elk Grove City manager Jason Behrmann reports on city’s storm response
During the Wednesday, December 11, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city manager Jason Behrmann reported on the city’s response to early January storms that have widespread effects in California. The storms that started around New Year’s day have pounded the state and caused flooding in Sacramento County.
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Thien Ho takes oath as Sacramento County DA, says we must ‘go together’
Mr. Thien Ho’s entire commentary can be heard in the video. At a ceremony yesterday at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers, Thien Ho was sworn in as Sacramento County District Attorney. Ho was elected in the June primary after defeating Alana Mathews with 57 percent of the
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Pat Hume takes oath as Sacramento County Supervisor, promises ‘I will try my best’
In a ceremony held at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers in the Sacramento County Building, Pat Hume took his oath of office for the District 5 seat. Hume narrowly won the seat over Jaclyn Moreno in the November election. Hume replaces Don Nottoli, who served on the Board
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Northern California, Elk Grove soaked with heavy rains to end the year; River Flood Warning in effect
As the clock clicks down on the final hours of 2022, Northern California and much of the west coast are getting soaked with heavy rains. In many Elk Grove neighborhoods, particularly the city’s rural Sheldon area, some houses, and other dwellings are threatened with localized flooding. This video was
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2022 Video Seasons Greeting from Elk Grove Daily News
As it has become the tradition at our sister website, ElkGroveNews.net, each year, we offer a video Seasons Greetings to our readers. We hope our readers, and especially detractors, have a happy 2022 Holiday Season in the manner they find most enjoyable. Of course, let us also wish all
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Can’t get enough of me! – Elk Grove Mayor’s comments on former colleague are all about herself
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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Whoops! Elk Grove omits listing Old Town Plaza Hanukkah event from weekly calendar
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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Voices of Elk Grove – Parent tells EGUSD Trustees there is no ‘leadership accountability’
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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Video – Watch Sacramento County Supervisor Sue Frost flirt with a Brown Act violation
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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‘Whitewashed’ – Before his election, Pat Hume was nowhere to be found on Sac County Republican website
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