Large audience attends Elk Grove zoning administrator meeting for affordable apartment project
While these open meetings at Elk Grove City Hall rarely draw an audience, yesterday's session drew over three dozen participants
Politics & Government
Elk Grove zoning administrator told Mayor Singh-Allen, city council biased against certain neighborhoods
Ms. Liz Marshall did not hold back on her criticism of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her handling of the affordable housing project.
2024 elections
Mayor Singh-Allen is too busy to work on homelessness but not so much to throw a self-serving Barbie birthday bash
So, what is keeping Mayor Singh-Allen so busy that she cannot attend a quarterly policy group meeting addressing the state's most urgent problem?
Lifestyle
American Food Festivals - This cherry producing region might have the granddad of all summer food festivals
The eight-day National Cherry Festival is one of the nation's oldest food festivals, having started in 1925, and could call itself the Rose Bowl of all food festivals.
Community News
Elk Grove Week at a Glance - Week of June 17
Podcast
Elk Grove News Minute - Shouldn't people come before animals?
Politics & Government
Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, council members advised Elk Grove has 'buckshot' approach to economic development
Opinion
Standing Up for Our Children: A Father's Day Call to Action
Let's extend this Father's Day celebration by emphasizing the critical role fathers play in standing up for their children, especially those who are gay, bisexual, transgender, or bullied.
Law and Justice
SCOTUS bump stock decision gift for law enforcement unions, not so much for individual cops
It's one thing to respond to a call for, say, a burglary, compared to being the initial officers at an active mass shooting with a shooter using a bump stock.
Politics & Government
After quitting regional homelessness committee, Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen skips most recent regional board meetings
The mayor's resignation from a group dedicated to resolving this pressing issue raises questions about her commitment to local issues.
How Elk Grove and other municipal budget reports are like your high school yearbook
Municipal budget reports are often like a high school yearbook with a terrible-achieving sports team when describing a particular department or aspect of operations.
Politics & Government
Report on Elk Grove's winter homeless shelter to be presented to city council, mayor
Elk Grove elected officials tacitly acknowledged what was an unsettling reality for them - even though the city is a new suburban municipality, after years of rampant growth and benign neglect, it could no longer ignore the city's growing homeless population.