Elk Grove News Podcasts

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 ci...

By Dan Schmitt | I recently read an article that caused me to pause and ponder a fair bit. The author of the article discussed how racism and bigotry seem to be on the increase in certain parts of our country and in certain political circles. He gave numerous examples of how racism and bigotry are evident and how they negatively affect people who are the recipients of such hatred.

Even with her abhorrible rhetoric, Marjorie Taylor Greene is fulfilling one of her duties as a member of Congress. She is independently expressing her values and those of her constituents.

Twenty nine ago, the world learned of the shocking Rwandan genocide that left over a half million dead people.  There were many contributing factors to the genocide, one of which was a constant barrage of radio broadcast lies and disinformation.  

With no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week.

At the Wednesday, April 12th Elk Grove City Council meeting, what didn’t happen might have great significance. After their closed session, Mayor Singh-Allen had no reportable actions on the several legal matters confronting the city.  

A 2004 Los Angeles Times story resurfaced this week. The story was about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’s gift disclosure. Embarrassed by the report, Thomas simply quit disclosing his gifts.

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.

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...

In case you didn’t catch it, the week of March 27 is transgender visibility week. Across social media, there is widespread support and probably some haters, but we won’t focus on that.

By Lynn Wheat | In this segment, as a long-time advocate for better planning, I am going to discuss the decisions of our past and current Mayor and Councilmembers. For many of the new listeners, I want to open with an email I sent to another previously engaged community member.

Across social media and comments on sites like Elk Grove News , Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California have been attacked for their intervention in Elk Grove's denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project.

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 Minute...

This week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento.

With a great deal of pride, the California city of Elk Grove and the Elk Grove Unified School District embraces its diversity. While most have embraced the school district and the city’s diversity, this is a recent development. As former Elk Grove City Council member and current Sacramento County Supervisor, Pat Hume acknowledged, it wasn’t long ago Elk Grove had an unsavory reputation. Hume was c...

Every so often, a piece of legislation scarily catches the imagination. A recent example is from, not surprisingly, Florida Republicans who gave us the don’t say gay law and book bans. 

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.

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 f...

On Monday, February 27th , the Cosumnes Community Services District and the city of Elk Grove held the third of four presentations 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 1st 2023 on most consumer purchases in the city of elk grove. The new tax levy will generate about 23 million dollars annually for th...

Have you ever thought about what motivates an individual to run for elected office? It's worth contemplating.

Representative George Santos has caught the imagination of Americans and not in a favorable way. Closer to home, Lodi City Councilmember Shakir Khan has run into a host of legal problems. ElkGroveNews.net 

This weekend people will gather for the mid-winter celebration known as Super Bowl Sunday. We’ll be drinking suds and grubbing on wings as we watch the game. We’ll also watch the commercials and, of course, the all-important half time show. In the 60s, 70s, 80s, and into the early 90s, halftime entertainment was often college marching bands and maybe a musician like Andy Williams or Al Hirt thrown...

On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the Cosumnes Community Services District and the City of Elk Grove held the first of four presentations on how they want to spend money generated by the voter-approved Measure E. That measure will imposed 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 for the city o...

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.

By Dan Schmitt | Back in my bartending days in the early 70s, I knew a history professor who was a regular patron at the bar, especially during happy hours. The good professor, with other happy hour imbibers, would discuss all sorts of issues of the day. One heated topic was a discussion about economics, specifically communism, socialism, and capitalism.