Politics & Government

Gov. Newsom flogs Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen for her fair housing debacle at bill signing ceremony

Newsom discussed new RHNA standards that will bring more supportive affordable housing units that Elk Grove has resisted to address homelessness and affordability.

Austin Foster Gibson

Sep 19, 2024 — 1 min read

Before signing this new slate of housing bills, California Gov. Gavin Newsom again highlighted Elk Grove's refusal of a housing project that he has said would assist disabled people.

Tribes, Environmental Groups Address Fundamental Flaws with Delta Tunnel Project Hearings

The Delta Conveyance Project is a proposed 40-foot-wide underground tunnel to move water south

Elk Grove News Minute - The world is not Bobbie Singh-Allen’s oyster and she’s no pearl

Proposition 36 is helping the Elk Grove mayor statewide.

Mayoral candidate Lynn Wheat likens zoo construction costs as an Elk Grove taxpayer credit card debt with no expiration date

There is widespread skepticism among elected officials and high-level public executives who spoke to Elk Grove News about the Sacramento Zoological Society's ability to raise its share of the $300 million.

Councilmember Kevin Spease thanked for standing with taxpayers, opposing 300% pay raise for Elk Grove mayor and her councilmen

Councilmember Darren Suen had suggested that the pay increase was needed because of the extra expenses of being a city council member, such as dry cleaning

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Tribes, Environmental Groups Address Fundamental Flaws with Delta Tunnel Project Hearings

Elk Grove News Minute - The world is not Bobbie Singh-Allen’s oyster and she’s no pearl

Mayoral candidate Lynn Wheat likens zoo construction costs as an Elk Grove taxpayer credit card debt with no expiration date

Councilmember Kevin Spease thanked for standing with taxpayers, opposing 300% pay raise for Elk Grove mayor and her councilmen