Elections
Michael Vargas Raises Nearly $19,000 for Elk Grove School Board Race as Democratic Officials, Unions Back Campaign
Although school board seats are non-partisan, party politics is always visible
Elections
GOP Elk Grove City Councilmember Spease 'supports' Democrat; Singh-Allen makes impassioned plea for besieged Matsui
Could cold hard cash decide the Teeter-Totter contest between Matsui and Vang, or will Republican support help the incumbent?
Law and Justice
City of Elk Grove News Podcasts - How do we know whether Elk Grove officials are acting within the law?
Are they on the up-and-up?
Elections
Why was Kevin Kiley at Sacramento’s Railyards ribbon-cutting?
Was Thursday’s appearance routine regional cooperation, or a chance to borrow some bipartisan scenery alongside Matsui?
Law and Justice
On The Take? Resident asks Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen and her city council if they are being bribed
Something fishy happening with ALPRs?
Elections
Matsui's Hasan Piker attacks may have backfired, with Elk Grove mayor adding fuel to the fire
Did Matsui's surrogates' attacks help generate additional attention and financial support for the very candidate they were intended to damage?
Law and Justice
Mayor Singh-Allen, police oversight requires more than a photo opportunity
Singh-Allen’s leadership should be judged by her willingness to demand answers, even when those answers are uncomfortable
Elections
Matsui saturates TV, Vang dominates on Social Media
Money rules where candidates can place their messages. If you have a boatload of money, candidates and their consultants typically go with mass-market TV and radio commercials. continued below If you are the underdog with less funding, you have to resort to other means to reach voters. That means
Elections
Could Republican voters help Mai Vang defeat Doris Matsui by not voting?
Any high-profile effort by Matsui to attract Republican voters by emphasizing her more moderate positions could create difficulties with progressive Democrats
Elections
Is Doris Matsui’s Public Records Request on Mai Vang a Political Hail Mary?
After the Piker attack failed, Matsui campaign is circling back to another line of attack
Law and Justice
California court protects journalist’s reporting on sealed arrest record in Substack case
The court also recognized Poulson’s recurring online newsletter as a qualifying news publication
Elections
Richard Pan Enlists Sacramento's Top Law Enforcement Officials as Kevin Kiley Attacks His Crime Record
We predict one or both of the county's top elected law enforcement officials will switch the script