ELK GROVE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, May 8, 2024 6 P.M. Elk Grove City Hall – City Council Chambers 8400 Laguna Palms Way, Elk Grove, CA 95758 The Elk Grove City Council welcomes, appreciates, and encourages participation in the City Council Meeting. The City Council requests that you limit your presentation to three (3) minutes per person so that all present will have time to participate. The City Council reserves the right to reasonably limit the total time for public comment on any particular noticed agenda item as it may deem necessary. If you wish to address the Council d ..read more

An integral part of the massive $300 million Sacramento Zoo relocation project to be approved next Wednesday by Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her city council is a $50 million commitment by the Sacramento Zoological Society.  The 608-page staff report, a labyrinth of information, includes some information about the SZS's $50 million commitment. A cursory glance at the figures being reported reveals a certain haziness, to borrow the words of former President George W. Bush, it's a case of 'fuzzy math.' According to the staff report, the SZS reached the $12 million goal set for t ..read more

Elk Grove Police are seeking assistance in locating two suspects wanted in connection with a May 2 bank robbery in Elk Grove.  According to police reports, at 10:20 a.m. the suspects entered the US Bank at 9230 Elk Grove Florin Road, approached a teller while the other suspect in the dark hooded sweatshirt, pointed a gun at the employee and demanded money. The teller complied and and after taking the money, the suspects exited fled on foot.      Suspect one was described as a Black male, late teens or early 20’s, five feet five inches tall (5’5”), and th ..read more

By Steven M. Lee | Guest Contributor |  Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the Elk Grove City Council are hellbent on spending over $300M for just the first of four phases to relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove. Under the plan, the Sacramento Zoological Society has promised to raise $50 million towards the construction. Their financials show the SZS annually struggle to raise a single million for the current zoo in Land Park. Yes, they have a few years to raise this money, but it would be a Godsend if they raise half of what they’ve promised. Where does that shortage leave th ..read more

Today the Commission on Judicial Performance announced that Lassen County Superior Court Judge Tony R. Mallory will be removed from the bench. The commission found that Judge Mallery was involved in 23 acts of willful contact and 36 acts of prejudicial misconduct. Among the finding was Mallery engaged "in a pattern of conduct involving retaliating against court employees Brandy Cook, Crystal Jones, and Marian Tweddell-Wirthlin for cooperating with the commission and discouraging them from cooperating with the commission." This report from the Lassen County Times outlines many of the accus ..read more

During their regular meeting last night, the Cosumnes Community Services Board of Directors verbally committed to ensuring the Western Festival will return next year. On April 29, CCSD general manager Phil Lewis issued a letter to the Western Festival volunteer organization stating that the annual event held at Elk Grove Regional Park was canceled after they failed to comply with any paperwork requirements. The event, held for over 60 years, is believed to be Elk Grove's longest festival, tracing its roots to when the community was more rural and agricultural-based.  After hearing fou ..read more

Elk Grove resident Brian Coulson was one of four people discussing the Western Festival cancelation during the Cosumnes Community Services District Board of Directors meeting. | Check back here tomorrow for a companion story on public comment during the CCSD meeting on the cancelation of the Western Festival. | In late April 2024, some long time Elk Grove residents were hit with news that struck them like a thunderbolt. That news was that Elk Grove’s oldest event, the Western Festival was canceled. The announcement came from the Cosumnes Community Services District, the CCSD. Some lo ..read more

Some of the events in Elk Grove, Calif. as compiled by Explore Elk Grove.   Fridays in the Grove: Country in the Plaza May 3 5 pm - 8 pm   Fridays in the Grove is back! Get ready for a boot scootin' good time at Old Town Plaza with friends and family. Learn to line dance and enjoy live country music by Gunpowder and Lace. This free community event is a fan-favorite in Elk Grove! Learn More   Spring Sip & Stroll at McConnell Estates Winery May 4 5 pm - 8 pm What's bet ..read more

When appearing in the recent Zoom meeting on the financing the relocation of the Sacramento Zoo, the executive director of the Sacramento Zoological Society intimated that they could raise $50 million to cover their share of the $300 million zoo. When asked about donors, Jason Jacobs refused to say who the SZS was targeting in its fundraising effort, much less who had committed. However, emails received from a public document request from the city of Elk Grove suggest that the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings were one of the targeted donors. Not surprisingly, the Kings o ..read more

Appearing before the U.S. Court of Appeal 9th Circuit appealing the case Jennifer Landerso v. Samuel Schafer is plaintiffs attorney Eric Grant. |  A few years before the murder of George Floyd while in custody with Minneapolis Police sparked a national civil rights movement, there was a similar case in Elk Grove, Calif. In that case, Daniel Landeros died while in custody after being taken into custody by Elk Grove Police. Landeros died on November 30, 2016. Here is an Elk Grove News story of the incident as disclosed by the Elk Grove Police Department.  Following standard p ..read more