The Tale of Two Campaigns - The Upstart v. The Establishment
Vang has a substantially different message than Matsui, who is generally considered liberal, even though the term "establishment" is being hung like an albatross on her neck.
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As Elk Grove Repurposes Old Library, Extensive Public Input Promised by City
The city plans to use a more collaborative approach to the future use of the structure.
VIDEO Elk Grove City Council meeting, Dec. 10, 2025
The last city council meeting of 2025.
Dr. Richard Pan Announces Endorsement of Healthcare Organization in Congressional Race
Pan, a Democrat and former California State Senator and Assembly member, is one of the top two candidates seeking the 6th District seat.
Retired State Appellate Justice Barred, Censured Over Decade of Delays
The commission censured the former state appellate justice for engaging in a pattern of neglect and delay that spanned 10 years
Sacramento County activates cold-weather respite shelter beginning Dec. 11
Regional Transit will offer free rides to the shelter.
California fish and wildlife director leaves position to work for Nature Conservancy
The legacy of Bonham has been tainted by the closure of the commercial salmon season for three years.
Elk Grove negotiating for Property Adjacent to City Hall, Police Department
Possible permanent homeless shelter site?
Sacramento DA Thien Ho Lands Key Law Enforcement Officer's Endorsement in CA-06 Congressional Bid
"When it comes to honoring the rule of law, Thien Ho stands as a model of integrity and courage."
Elk Grove Week at a Glance - Week of December 8
Meetings and events in Elk Grove
Elk Grove News Minute - Do They Dare Take a Stance on This Labor Dispute?
Do they stand with workers or the rich and powerful?
Rep. Doris Matsui Condemns Trump's Afghan Targeting
Drawing on her family’s history, Matsui referenced the mass incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans.
Environmental News
Trump administration approves plan to export more water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
While I applaud the Newsom Administration’s opposition to Trump's plan to export more water south from the Delta, the Governor is at the same time promoting the Delta Tunnel.
Elections
Pan Announces Endorsement in Congressional Bid After Weeks of Social Media Silence
Before Proposition 50 was approved, there was one declared Republican in the 6th District
Community News
188-unit Townhouse Project approved by Elk Grove Planning Commission
This is the planning commission's second to last meeting of 2025.
Law and Justice
Sometimes Social Media is Correct - 2025 Elk Grove Homicides
The general public can take cold comfort in one aspect of Elk Grove's 2025 homicides.
Community News
Elk Grove Planning Commission to Review 188-Unit Wellington Crossing Condominium Project
The project by Samos Enterprises, LLC would redevelop a vacant 7.5-acre parcel in the Laguna West area into three-story townhomes
Politics & Government
Rep. Matsui Condemns ICE Detentions of Afghan Asylum Seekers in Sacramento, Demands Accountability
Representative Doris Matsui said her office was notified about the alleged actions by NorCal Resist.
Community News
Elk Grove PD Receives $340K California Grant Amid Reckless Driving Concerns
Sacramento Police secured a $350,000 grant.
Environmental News
Public Comments on Draft EIR For Elk Grove's Proposed Summer Villas Project
The omission of the Construction Plan from the DEIR, in my opinion, deprived the Public, in particular, the Rural Community surrounding this Project the required insight into the Summer Villas Project
Environmental News
Tribal, Environmental and Delta Advocates Challenge Delta Tunnel Certification of Consistency
On November 20, a coalition of Tribes and environmental advocates said they filed a formal appeal challenging the California Department of Water Resources
Community News
Elk Grove Week at a Glance - Week of December 1
Meetings and event in Elk Grove
Elections
Sacramento Area Congressional Candidate Goes Dark on Social Media
Proposition 50 is having political aftershocks throughout the Sacramento region.
Opinion
Elk Grove News Minute Podcast - Mash them into one grammatically confused slogan and call it leadership
Put them together, and you get a Schrödinger’s policy.