Reports on national, state and local politics with a focus on Elk Grove, California.
Politics & Government
In one way, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen made history with her reelection. Since 2012 when Elk Grove voters directly elected their mayor, all winners in competitive races won a plurality of votes. That changed this year. With only two competitors for mayor, which was another first, Singh-Allen easily won
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With today’s vote tallies from Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, Jaclyn Moreno has conceded to Pat Hume. With less than 2,000 uncounted votes countywide, Hume beat Moreno 46,378 votes to 46,050 for the District 5 seat on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. Moreno said
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SACRAMENTO – On Nov. 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a proclamation to convene a special session of the California Legislature to pass a price gouging penalty on oil companies that he said “ keep money in Californians’ pockets.” The special session is scheduled to begin Monday, December 5 at the State Capitol
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With Tuesday’s vote tallies from Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, Rod Brewer has issued a statement on his victory in the Elk Grove City Council District 2 contest. Brewer, who competed with Felipe Martin and Michelle Kile for the eastern Elk Grove city council district, captured 5,936
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A sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Visit Elk Grove (and its successor, Explore Elk Grove) by a former contractor has been reinstated by the California Supreme Court. That development is the latest entry into a case that dates to 2018. Ms. Kristin Berkerly filed the lawsuit against the non-profit agency,
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In the closely contested race for Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5, Pat Hume maintained a slim lead over Jaclyn Moreno. Tallies released this afternoon by Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections showed Hume with a 372 lead over Moreno. Results released on Tuesday, November 22, had Hume leading
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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