Politics & Government
Mayor Singh-Allen, city council to make decision on expanding Old Town Elk Grove bars
Last November, the mayor and city council considered doubling the number of conditional use permits in the Old Town Special Planning
Politics & Government
Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
Politics & Government
Doubling down on death merchant cash - Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen take more big tobacco money
According to her California Form 460, on November 4, one day before the general election, Singh-Allen accepted a $2,000 donation from Phillip Morris USA Inc
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Senator Padilla Demands Answers After Army Corps Orders Central Valley Dams Open to Flood Levels
“Local officials warned the Corps that releasing water at the levels the Corps planned to would have flooded both the Kaweah and Tule rivers, posing a flood risk to communities and farms down river and wasting water that could have been used for irrigation over the summer,” according to Padilla.
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Newsom Issues Executive Order Maximizing Water Diversions and Waiving Critical Protections
Is Newsom Mimicking Trump?
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It's Official - Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Introduces Bill to Carve Trump's Figure on Mt. Rushmore
“This bill aims to honor President Trump, the 45th and 47th President of the United States, for his transformative impact on America and the historical significance of his leadership.”
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CWIN: Trump's Executive Order on Delta Smelt Ignores the Law, Science and Water Equity
“It’s ironic that Governor Newsom and President Trump are mortal political enemies, but they see eye-to-eye on California’s unjust water policies,” said Carolee Krieger, C-WIN’s executive director.
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When Elk Grove City Hall doesn't respond to a simple question, it seems like they are hiding information
From our perspective, city hall was asked a simple and fair question.
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Big Oil spent $450 million to influence Trump and Republicans in 2024 election cycle
Alex Witt, Climate Power senior advisor for oil and gas, said in a statement “That investment is already paying off.”
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Some clarification of the Sacramento-Elk Grove Zoo project financing revealed
During the Wednesday, January 22, Elk Grove City Council meeting, the city council spent a minuscule but crucial amount of time on the project's most important aspect - how it will be financed.
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A rose by any other name? Sacramento Zoological Society, Elk Grove clash over naming of unfunded $300 million zoo
Councilmember Darren Suen suggested naming it the Elk Grove Zoo in Greater Sacramento to recognize the city's role in the relocation and expansion of the facility.
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Elk Grove City Council meeting, January 22, 2025
The city council had discussions about the naming of the unfunded $300 million zoo.
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Is Elk Grove's zoo financing detrimental to citizens, neighborhoods? Increased flood risk?
The new Dokken study claims current drainage systems are adequate, requiring no improvements or upsizing.