Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News Starting at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12, the Union Pacific rail crossing on Sheldon Road in “old” Elk Grove was blocked. The train blocked Sheldon Road for at least 90 minutes as of this posting.  While the reason for the blocked crossing is unknown, it is a frequent occurrence at rail crossings that seriously affects emergency response times in “old” Elk Grove. For a city with a population quickly approaching 200,000, having so many rail crossings is not ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News In a few weeks, under the supervision and direction of Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen (pictured above), the city of Elk Grove will embark on a journey that will initially cost over $300 million, with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to follow. We are speaking of the city’s plans to build and relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove. The Elk Grove Planning Commission has already granted the scheme a rubber-stamp unanimous approval. Unless one of Mayor Singh-Allen ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News During last night’s meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen, with the city council’s consensus, appointed a new member to the five-person Elk Grove Planning Commission. After hearing from several of the nine candidates seeking the appointment, Singh-Allen selected Mr. Varinder Singh (who is not related to the mayor, pictured above). During public comment, several people spoke on behalf of Mr. Singh. During city council deliberations, Councilmember Darren Suen advocated ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News (Family Features) Don’t let Mother’s Day pass by as just another day on the calendar. Make this year’s celebration a true ode to the moms in your life with some extra special touches at breakfast and beyond. Give Her the Day Off Whether she’s the culinary expert of the home or cooking is usually a team effort, make sure her morning is one of rest and relaxation while you handle kitchen duties from prep to cleanup. These Bacon-Wrapped Egg Muffins are easily customi ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News On the Saturday, April 6 Sacramento Bee’s opinion page had an unflattering piece about Elk Grove and Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. The piece by Robin Epley titled “California’s Attorney General has a message for Elk Grove: You are not off the hook” provides new information, including direct quotes, from Attorney General Rob Bonta about his fair housing lawsuit against Singh-Allen and the city.   The attorney general filed a lawsuit against Elk Grove for its ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News Since the 2008 founding of Elk Grove News, every year, except for 2020 during the pandemic, we have published an April Fools Day story. Over the years, some stories have gone unnoticed, while other generated calls of excitement from Elk Grove officials, and one year a friendly, and we do mean friendly call, from Homeland Security. Listen Time 2 Minutes   The post Elk Grove News Minute Podcasts – As you read or hear things, remind yourself about the toll ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News By Connie Conley, Guest Contributor | Recently posted on Elk Grove News was an excerpt from Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen passionately expounding on the importance of local control. I totally agree which is why, back in 2000, voters decided Elk Grove must become a city so that “We the people” control our city’s destiny. What is at the heart of local control? Empower Missouri states, “The heart of the principle of local control is that the peopl ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News In a few weeks Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and the city council will approve the multi-hundred-million-dollar Sacramento Zoo relocation project. Will voters and taxpayers have a say? Listen Time 1 Minute The post Elk Grove News Minute – If Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen is so certain of zoo support, why not seek validation? appeared first on Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News. written by EGDN ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News This weekend, the city of Elk Grove used social media to discuss fence regulations. Although the city’s efforts to communicate information are commendable, they don’t always go as well as intended. Such was the case with fence regulations. The city posted the information on Facebook and Instagram. While the comments on Facebook were relatively mild, there were some pointed responses on Instagram.  Here are a few of those comments.  As often happens, som ..read more

Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News - Elk Grove's News and Opinion source | Elk Grove News On March 22nd, Elk Grove released some long-awaited financing information for the relocation of the Sacrament Zoo. The first phase will cost about 300 million dollars Listen Time 1 Minute The post Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – Voters will not have the chance to approve or deny of the zoo project appeared first on Elk Grove Daily News | Elk Grove News. written by EGDN ..read more