Elk Grove News Podcasts

I have a confession. I’ll start by saying on the morning I turned 18 in August of 1976 I went to the Grosse Ile Michigan Township Hall and registered to vote.

We made checklist of two specific questions asked of candidates in the races for District 8 State Senate, District 10 Assembly, and District 5 Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

Phase one of the 2022 election season is in full swing with candidates, consultants and others are in launching attacks, and more significantly stretching reality.

“Politics is like a vice amplifier, where everybody has a need for affirmation, a need to be important, to be recognized.”

Responding to an attack advertisement launched against him, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 candidate Steve Ly held a news conference on May 11, 2022.  Yesterday voters in the District 5 area started receiving a mailer paid for by the California Association of Realtors. The mailer resurrected claims made against Ly during his 2020 Elk Grove Mayoral reelection campaign that h...

One year ago we posted a story on the Dobbs reproductive case. At the time we speculated the Supreme Court would overturn Roe versus Wade. It was not hard to foresee this development, but don’t think this ends anti-choice efforts.

Voters in Elk Grove and Sacramento will be making their selection for their new state senator during the june primary and November general elections. Voters will choose between three Democrats. An independent committee of business interests has already targeted one of the candidates. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, we speak with one of those candidates Dave Jones. The former Assemblymem...

Elk Grove News readers know we report on contributions received by candidates and elected officials. When asked by a reader why the answer is simple.

A recent Twitter posting from a news editor offered an interesting thought, especially as it relates to political polling.

On Thursday, April 21st, The Women Democrats of Sacramento County, National Women’s Political Caucus of Sacramento, and the Capital Women’s Campaign sponsored a debate for the three candidates -all Democrats - for the California State Senate District 8. Those candidates are Angelique Ashby, Raffa Garcia, and Dave Jones. The format was changed to a town hall-style meeting because one of the candida...

Like most communities, Elk Grove has a growing population of homeless people. In response, the city has formed a homeless task force.

Under duress, this week the Sacramento City Council approved a ballot measure requiring that 60 percent of the city’s unhoused be provided shelter or face lawsuits.

In the June 7 California Primary, Elk Grove and Sacramento residents will vote for their 10th District California Assembly representative. There are five people vying to fill the open seat – One Republican and four Democratic candidates. On this four-part Elk Grove News Podcasts series we are calling Hear What They Have to Say , we will interview four of those candidates. In this first edition, we...

In the June 7 California Primary, Elk Grove and Sacramento residents will vote for their 10th District California Assembly representative. There are five people vying to fill the open seat – One Republican and four Democratic candidates. On this four-part Elk Grove News Podcast series we are calling Hear What They Have to Say , we will interview four of those candidates. In this first edition, we...

In about a month California voters will start voting for candidates in the June primary. Among many choices, Sacramento and Elk Grove voters will narrow the field of candidates for the California Assembly. 

The California June Primary is about two months away, and we are just beginning to see some of the candidates playing their cards.

Condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been one thing that has united Americans. Joining in has been any American-based multinational corporations that have paused their Russian operations.

As part of the March 10 zoo feasibility town hall meeting on Elk Grove's proposed zoo, city manager Jason Berhmann gave the following financing strategy presentation.  

This is the time of year when winter, such as we have it, quickly fades into spring. 

By Dan Schmitt |  Spring begins Mother Earth’s seasonal rotation. The sweet smell and vibrant colors of blooming flowers and blossoming trees permeate the air.  The sun rises later and stays awake longer foreshadowing warmer days ahead. And then there’s baseball.

During a recent Elk Grove City Council meeting, city manager Jason Behrmann revealed the construction litigation for the aquatics center had been resolved.

In three months California voters will make their selections in the 2022 primary election. Two Sacramento County-wide elections, in particular, are noteworthy.

Elk Grove’s zoo took a giant step forward this week, albeit without prior public participation.

One of this week’s interesting stories involved the Sacramento City Council which comes one year after an important event in Elk Grove.

High inflation is affecting consumers. The US and its NATO allies are facing mounting tension with Russia, and many question the American president’s ability to face these challenges based on his age.