Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
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With Sacramento County’s most recent vote tallies, one thing became imminently clear – voters did not buy what the proponents of Measure A were selling. If it had been approved, Measure A would have created a 40-year one-half percent sales tax that would have cost Sacramento County consumers over $8
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On Wednesday, November 23, the Elk Grove City Council rescheduled a previously canceled meeting with one hearing item. That item was to adopt an ordinance to start collecting increased sales taxes from Measure E. Speaking during the meeting, one Elk Grove resident, Ms. Lynn Wheat, urged the city to provide
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As a public service, @ElkGroveNews recorded the Wednesday, November 23, 2022, meeting of the Elk Grove City Council. Typically, the city will post the meeting video the following day. Given that the city will be closed for business until Monday, November 28, and the meeting will not be available until
Environmental News
Los Angeles, CA—Just 3 days after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday, September 16, in Vallejo mandating health and safety setbacks of 3200 feet between oil wells and vulnerable communities in California, the powerful oil industry launched an initiative campaign to reverse the new law. Signature
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Even though Elk Grove’s Measure E victory has not been certified, the City of Elk Grove is moving quickly to adopt an ordinance to collect the new source of sales tax revenue. The tax collection ordinance will be adopted at this Wednesday’s city council meeting, which traditionally had
Politics & Government
Community News
Regardless of the outcome of her campaign for California Assembly District 10, Stephanie Nguyen participated in her last meeting as a member of Elk Grove City Council. Although she maintains a lead as of today over her opponent, Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra, the outcome of that race will not
Politics & Government
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If Republican Pat Hume – or most candidates in the Elk Grove area – relied on partisan support, they would probably lose. As a candidate for the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 seat, Hume has the conservative rural and Republican vote secured, but that is not enough. So in his
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As the oil and gas industry pumped nearly $6 million this election season into backing candidates in California legislative races to promote the fossil fuel industry agenda, four of the five big oil refiners in the state posted record profits while Californians are slammed at the pumps with price gouging.
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An independent expenditure committee TV commercial targeting Democratic voters has called Democratic California Assembly District 10 candidate Elk Grove City Couniclmember Stephane Nguyen, a Republican. The commercial (see video below) has been in rotation this week. In their effort to support Nguyen’s opponent, Democrat Sacramento City Councilmember Eric Guerra,