On April 1st, 2023, the City of Elk Grove will start collecting an additional one percent sales tax on almost every consumer purchase made in the city, in perpetuity. The tax hike was narrowly approved by Elk Grove voters during the November 2022 general election. The city expects to collect about 23 million annually from the tax. As part of their outreach effort, the city of Elk Grove has posted information on social media this week reminding consumers of the new tax. On this edition of Elk Grove news, we’ll hear some of the comments posted on the city’s Instagram and Facebook page. Except fo ..read more

On this morning's edition of Cap Public Radio's Insight program, host Vicki Gonzalez interviewed noted San Francisco Chronicle legal correspondent Robert Egelko. One of the main focuses of the discussion was the lawsuit filed against the city of Elk Grove by Attorney General Rob Bonta for alleged violations of fair housing rules. A reporter with over 50 years of field experience, Egelko cited other precedent-setting cases that said issues of a statewide concern override local ordinances. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

With no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

It is a rare occasion that we find ourselves in agreement with conservatives, but this week we had to agree with an assessment from Rep. Kevin Kiley. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

This week saw another school shooting that killed six people, three of them 9-year-olds, in Nashville. Coincidentally, Washington Post had a lengthy and somewhat graphic - not gory - animation of what happens when AR 15 bullets shred a body. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

Have you ever thought about what motivates an individual to run for elected office? It's worth contemplating. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

On Friday, March 10th, the Elk Grove City Council held its biennial retreat meeting. Several city staff members, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, and her four councilmen had an all-day meeting. Even though the city complied with meeting notification requirements, it was not well publicized. They did the bare minimum. On this joint edition of Elk Grove News podcasts and Lynn Wheat’s More Than Three Minutes, we chat with Lynn about her observations of that meeting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

This week the Sacramento City Council made the controversial decision approving the purchase a half million-dollar piece of military equipment. At the center of the controversy was newly elected Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

Listeners of this podcast and Elk Grove News readers know we generally take a liberal stance on most issues. On occasion, however, we find common ground with conservative politicians such as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney and her defense of the Constitution and American Democracy. Closer to home, on one issue. we have found common ground with conservative Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support ..read more

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Cosumnes Community Services District and the city of Elk Grove held the fourth and final presentation on how they want to spend the money generated by the voter-approved Measure E. That measure will impose a new sales tax effective April 1 2023, on most consumer purchases in the city of Elk Grove. The new tax levy will generate about 23 million dollars annually for the city of Elk Grove and the CCSD. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we are providing an audio recording of that presentation. Among the speakers after the opening remarks by Chrystal Lo ..read more