Politics & Government
Politics & Government
Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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Elk Grove News Minute – Will Sacramento County in-home supportive services workers be treated as generously as the supervisors?
With no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week. Listen Time 1 Minute Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Elk Grove’s public information officer admits event signs unpopular with advertisers, chore to manage
Made admission during the city council meeting At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, a city official did something that rarely happens in government – admit a project has failed. The project in question is Elk Grove’s two event signs. Public information officer Kristyn Laurence said
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Handful of parents assail Elk Grove Unified School District over sex education curriculum, urge book bans
Associated with Moms of Liberty Group? During a public comment session on non-agenda items that lasted over one hour and 15 minutes during the Elk Grove Unified School District Trustees meeting, a handful of parents continued to assail the district’s sex education curriculum and sought the removal of books
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Sacramento County Supervisors give themselves a $34,059 pay raise, increased vehicle allowance
Salary set at 75 % of Superior Court Judges At their meeting this morning, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted 4 – 1 to give themselves a 20-percent pay raise. The only supervisor voting against the raise was District 4 representative Sue Frost. The item was placed in the consent calendar.
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Did City Attorney Hobbs finally provide counsel needed, not wanted to the Elk Grove City Council?
For once city attorney offers plain-English public explanation During the April 12, 2023, Elk Grove City Council meeting, city attorney Jonathan Hobbs might have done a first during his tenure. Hobbs finally told the city council in public what they needed, not wanted to hear. Read more about this topic
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Elk Grove News Minute – Elk Grove playing a game of chicken with the Attorney General they are unlikely to win
Lawsuit deadline threat looms At the Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Elk Grove City Council meeting, what didn’t happen might have great significance. After their closed session, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen had no reportable actions on the several legal matters confronting the city. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Vice Mayor Spease takes lead on Elk Grove’s latest sign initiative; City official admits 2 events signs underwhelming
Advertisers uninterested in city’s 2 event signs Led by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease, the city will endeavor another sign project. This project will pursue so-called entry, “welcome to” signs at five motorist entrance points to Elk Grove. After receiving a presentation by public works director Jeff Werner,
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Republican Elk Grove Vice Mayor Spease pounds the table, blames Calif. Democratic legislators over loss of ‘local control’
Says city has lost “local control” A quote attributed to poet Carl Sandberg and widely used by litigators says, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and
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Requests for lower design standards, fewer amenities for affordable housing project granted by Elk Grove City Council
Patios, porches stripped from Poppy Grove complex The five-member Elk Grove City Council approved a request to lower already agreed design standards and amenities for a 387-unit affordable apartment complex. The unanimous approval was given to the developer of the Quail Ridge during the Wednesday, April 12, city council meeting.
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Supervisor Pat Hume puts questions about requested Sacramento County Grand Jury investigation of former Elk Grove mayor to rest
Former mayor was accused of political bullying An informational report to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors from the Sacramento County Grand Jury put a long unanswered question in Elk Grove politics to rest. That question was had the Grand Jury taken up a requested investigation of former Elk Grove
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California Attorney General’s office amends housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach, issues stern warning
AG Rob Bonta has also threatened Elk Grove with a housing discrimination lawsuit California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced today that a housing lawsuit against the City of Huntington Beach has been amended. The initial lawsuit was filed on March 8 by the Attorney General and was joined by Gov.