Elk Grove News Podcast

This week, Elk Grove News published an open letter to Mayor Singh-Allen and her City Council. The letter highlights failure to follow up on formal requests seeking protections for our city's vulnerable immigrant population.

Today is the day people express their unrequited love and devotion for the significant people in their lives. To that end, there is a special message in today's edition of Elk Grove News Minute Podcast!

By Dan Schmitt | Have you ever seen a toddler's reaction when they see their name in a personalized book? It was of wonder and amazement that only a developing mind could appreciate. But what about someone who never matures from that child-like amazement and sense that the world revolves around them?

A massive round of applause is in order for our 47th President for his latest social media "masterpiece" during Black History Month.

On February 11, 2026, under the direction of Mayor Bobbie "Big Tobacco" Singh-Allen, the Elk Grove City Council will decide which of the three sites under consideration will host the city's permanent homeless shelter.

Over the last dozen years, Americans, whether they like it or not, have become familiar with the term MAGA. For many MAGA followers, the term includes a get-tough approach on immigrants, legal or otherwise.

On Saturday, January 17, 2026, the Democratic Party of Sacramento County held a pre-endorsement candidate forum. The forum was held at the Valley Hi Library in Sacramento. Democratic candidates for California’s 3rd, 6th, and 7th Congressional Districts were invited to attend the meeting. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, you will be able to hear 3rd District candidates incumbent Ami Bera,...

On Saturday, January 17, 2026, the Democratic Party of Sacramento County held a pre-endorsement candidate forum. The forum was held at the Valley Hi Library in Sacramento. Democratic candidates for California’s 3rd, 6th, and 7th Congressional Districts were invited to attend the meeting. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, you will be able to hear 6th District candidates Martha Guerro, Thie...

On Saturday, January 17, 2026, the Democratic Party of Sacramento County held a pre-endorsement candidate forum. The forum was held at the Valley Hi Library in Sacramento. Democratic candidates for California’s 3rd, 6th, and 7th Congressional Districts were invited to attend the meeting. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast , you will be able to hear 7th District Congresswoman Doris Matsui an...

By Dan Schmitt | My kids started playing Tee Ball around the age of five. I still can remember the smiles on their faces the first time they were given a medal for playing baseball. The fact that every kid on the team got a participation medal didn’t bother my children in the least. They were so very proud of their medals which they displayed on the bookshelf at home, so every visitor was sure to...

In a few days, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored across the nation. It is worth remembering that during his lifetime, Dr. King was not universally revered. He was viewed with deep suspicion by those in power andsubjected to near-constant surveillance by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. Yet history has been both kind and accurate in its judgment of him.

As someone who has paid into Social Security for over 50 years and now enjoys benefits, you would think I would be happy about legislation to make these payments tax-free. There is a dark side, though.

By DanSchmitt | So, our dictator-wanna-be-president, a president I remind you, who incited an insurrection of our nation’s CapitalIn 2021, attempting to overturn the results of a free and fair election, we just had our military capture and arrest Nicholas Maduro, the unduly elected dictator of Venezuela, for drug trafficking.   Trump is the same dictator-wanna-be-president who recently pardoned hi...

It seems Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh has misgivings about giving ICE a "get out of the Fourth Amendment free" card.

Aside from being an elections year, 2026 is shaping up to be precedent setting for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her four city councilmen.

A recent segment of CBS's 60 Minutes about the wagering platform PolyMarket.com piqued our interest. Would it be possible to establish a wager over a crucial 2026 vote for the Elk Grove City Council?

Recently, a video circulated on Instagram and TikTok that wasn't exactly flattering about Elk Grove. Before diving into the details, let's be clear: no sources were cited in determining the ranking.

A labor dispute between a politically powerful and wealthy political contributor and workers is a conundrum for Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie "Big Tobacco" Singh-Allen and the four city councilmen under her thumb.

President Trump has again expanded the English language, this time by combining two words not usually found in thesame sentence: “permanently” and “pause.”

California's Proposition 50 is having ripple effects across the political spectrum that could reach Elk Grove Mayoral and City Council elections. There is talk that State Senator Angelique Asby may enter the race for the 6th Congressional District.

So what is all the fuss from the City of Elk Grove over the soon-to-open Maverik truck fueling depot on Highway 99 and Grant Line Road?

On Wednesday, November 12, the Elk Grove City Council will hear an appeal of a decision by the Elk Grove Planning Commission allowing a large fueling station on the city's southside. The following is an audio recording by Mr. Jay Salhan urging the Elk Grove City Council to grant the appeal in the interest of maintaining the city's balanced community.

Many listeners will undoubtedly recognize our introduction music in this podcast as Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It was 50 years ago, on November 10, 1975, that the Great Lake freighter Lightfoot, called the Pride of the American side , sank in a ferocious Lake Superior storm near Michigan’s Whitefish Point. The tragedy has become part of American f...

As with every cycle, this year’s elections in many ways resembled 2024. Trump won his second term based on how people felt about the economy.  This year, as their personal finances worsened, the elections became a referendum on, among other things, Trump’s economic performance.

Much has been written and spoken about Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a ballroom, or as some say, a throne room.