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Elk Grove News Minute – History will judge them as Elk Grove’s 21st-century segregationists
Reincarnation of George Wallace? Across social media and comments on sites like Elk Grove News, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California have been attacked for their intervention in Elk Grove’s denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. Listen Time 1 Minute Read more about the
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Was the Elk Grove Mayor, City Council’s Consigliere correct, albeit in slightly different way, about Old Town’s future?
Will Old Town Elk Grove become a skid row? One of Elk Grove’s most recent controversies is the Old Town supportive housing project. The Oak Rose project, which was denied by the Elk Grove City Council last July, has caught the attention of the California Attorney General. The city
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Supporter of Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen calls Oak Rose project poison, suggests locals may sue AG Bonta
Elk Grove accused of breaking fair housing laws In the first meeting of the Elk Grove City Council after learning the California Attorney General accused them of violating state fair housing laws, several people spoke in support of the city. The statements of support during the Wednesday, March 22, city
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Elk Grove City Council avoids discussion of pending lawsuit by Attorney General Rob Bonta
City manager Jason Behrmann avoids commenting Even though the city of Elk Grove is threatened by a lawsuit from the California Attorney General’s office, there was no mention of it during the Wednesday, March 22, Elk Grove City Council meeting. After returning from their close session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen
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Kronick Moskovitz attorney defending Elk Grove wrote anti-SLAPP to strike unlikely to succeed
Are Elk Grove taxpayers getting screwed by the city’s highly-compensated and underworked legal staff? If there is one thing certain about Elk Grove’s city attorney’s office, even though it is well-staffed and highly paid, much of its legal work is performed by the Sacramento-based law firm Kronick
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Assemblymember Nguyen co-authors California Senate Bill to extend food assistance to undocumented residents
Advanced out of Human Services Committee California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) has added her support to legislation working its way through the California State Senate. That legislation, Senate Bill 245, is called the California Food Assistance Program CFAP): eligibility and benefits. During a State Senate Human Services Committee
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Guest Commentary – An Age of Easy Money: Investing in paper instead of people and infrastructure
Free money for banks, free money for politicos By Michael Monasky | Guest Contributor | The preamble to the U.S. Constitution briefly enumerates the expectations of the people. Modern expectations of government that promote the general welfare include building and maintaining infrastructure and investment in industry, ensuring workers are trained and
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More Than 3 Minutes & Elk Grove News Podcasts – Recap of Elk Grove City Council’s scantly publicized biennial retreat meeting
Only 3 people attended important goal-settting meeting On Friday, March 10, the Elk Grove City Council held its biennial retreat meeting. Several city staff members, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four councilmen had an all-day meeting. Even though the city complied with meeting notification requirements, it was not well publicized.
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Climate activists protest approval of hundreds of neighborhood oil drilling permits this year in CA
Deep regulatory capture by Big Oil from top to bottom SACRAMENTO, CA— As regulatory capture by Big Oil and Big Gas becomes deeper and deeper in the supposedly “green” state of California, climate activists with the Last Chance Alliance held a protest at noon on March 17 outside the California
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Elk Grove News Minute – Be careful not to break the law again lest you cultivate another lawsuit
This week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program, in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento. But how will the Elk Grove City Council react? Listen Time 1 Minute
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Sacramento City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela expresses heartfelt concern over possible evections
Valenzuela fears over 12,000 residents could lose housing During the afternoon session of the Tuesday, March 14 Sacramento City Council meeting, Councilmember Katie Valenzuela expressed concern about possible evictions in the city. Valenzuela made the remarks after a report on the city of Sacramento’s efforts to assist vulnerable