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Singh-Allen’s trouble with the Hmong community continues During the Wednesday, May 10 Elk Grove City Council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen was blasted for her handling of a proclamation honoring Hmong American Day. Before the proclamation presentation, Ms. Marie Vu harshly criticized how Singh-Allen handled the request. Vu, who is
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Now that the City of Elk Grove has been sued by California Attorney General Rob Bonta for their alleged discriminatory actions in their denial of a low-income housing project, it is worth examining the legal reasoning behind their action. During the July 27, 2022, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city
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During the Tuesday, May 2 Elk Grove Unified School District Trustee meeting, a mother of a district student displayed a book with what she characterized as objectionable images. The display was made during the public comment section on non-agenda items. Speaking to the board, Ms. Heidi Moore displayed the unnamed
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Child repeatedly called the N word, other slurs by classmate Even though Elk Grove, Calif. is an ethnically and racially diverse city, by the sounds of many parents, the spirit of embracing diversity has not stopped the regular use of racial and ethnic slurs in the Elk Grove Unified School
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Mayor, city council bask in self-praise When making their reports at the end of the April 26 city council meeting, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four councilmen provided information on their just-completed Cap to Cap lobbying trip to Washington, D. C. Aside from offering sketchy information about what
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City staff called out during council hearing During the Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, one Elk Grove resident issued a dire assessment of a new housing project in the city’s rural area. That resident, Randy Bekker, who has become a confidante of the mayor and
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Several speakers during the Wednesday, April 26 Elk Grove City Council meeting urged the mayor and council members to use their influence and get a scheduled U.S. Civil War reenactment in Elk Grove canceled. The remarks were made during public comment on non-agenda items. The event is scheduled for
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During the April 26, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city manager Jason Behrmann provided his semi-monthly administrative report. Among the highlights announced is the recruitment of climate ambassadors by the city’s innovations department. Watch the video to see the entire report.
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Whopper Up, Red State colleges down On the April 24 edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Donny Deutsch gave a empathetic thumbs down to the City of Oakland and Thumbs up to Burger King and their iconic Whooper sandwich. Red state colleges also earn a thumbs down as their brand
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Made admission during the city council meeting At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, a city official did something that rarely happens in government – admit a project has failed. The project in question is Elk Grove’s two event signs. Public information officer Kristyn Laurence said
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Slurs directed at EGUSD Trustees During the Tuesday, April 18 meeting of the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Trustees, a student’s parent expressed displeasure with the use of the N-word at district schools. The mother, whose name can be heard at the start of the video, told
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For once city attorney offers plain-English public explanation During the April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city attorney Jonathan Hobbs might have done a first during his tenure. Hobbs finally told the city council in public what they needed, not wanted to hear. Read more about this topic