Elk Grove News Podcasts

In this edition, we continue our discussions with business owners in Elk Grove’s Stonelake Landing shopping center whose enterprises are being negatively affected by their landlord, California Northstate University and their proposed $900-million unfunded hospital project. Steav Jordan is the co-owner of Barbarz Dreme barbershop. Jordan will tell us about his attempts to reach the Elk Grove City C...

Our readers have been an invaluable source of tips, stories, and sarcasm. This week a reader made a worthy suggestion for the city of Elk Grove. It was done in the context of Trump’s sharpie incident. If you’re listening to this podcast, you know the topic.

Although the domino theory that dominated American foreign relations for decades has been largely discredited, it could be an accurate indicator for changes to Elk Grove's power structure. One and a half out of three have fallen, so who will be the third?

This week students from Cosumnes Oaks and Elk Grove high schools scored another victory in their quest to ban styrofoam products in Elk Grove. In the coming months, they will encounter a far tougher assignment.

For their Wednesday August 28 meeting, the Elk Grove city council has a packed agenda. Some of the items include the purchase of several hundred  acres of land outside current city limits in their closed session Millions of dollars of purchases hidden in the consent calender And dealing with the threat of a lawsuit for their violation of civil rights. Joining us today is Lynn Wheat, a watchdo...

Over the last few years, one issue four members of the Elk Grove city council have been confronted with is the question of representation. Specifically, four council members Steve Detrick, Pat Hume, Stephanie Nguyen and Darren Suen have rejected calls that the city switch to by-district elections and representation. Instead they have dug in their heels and support their le...

On Wednesday, August 21, the Elk Grove City Council will hold a special meeting on behalf of California Northstate University and their proposed hospital. It is a crucial vote that will affect Elk Grove's future.  

Dayton and El Paso are the most recent cities affected by mass killings. A week earlier, it was Gilroy. Over 30 people were murdered and dozens more wounded in those cities. Aside from the tragic loss of life, will these killings affect our daily lives?

Many Americans know Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell. Many residents in Elk Grove know Mayor Steve Ly. McConnell is a man with great power in Washington DC as the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate and by default, an international power broker. Outside of the Elk Grove area and a few pockets of supporters in Fresno and Minneapolis, Ly is not that well known and as an individual politic...

By Dan Schmitt |   I like Facebook. It allows me to discuss and debate all sorts of issues with all sorts of people, most of whom I don’t even know. Of course, our current president, Donald Trump, continues to be a topic of much discussion. Trump supporters on Facebook offer up a host of reasons as to why they like the guy. The one I find most baffling is when they say he acts like a man . Le...

 In just about every type of endeavor, especially sports there is a so-called GOAT - The Greatest of All Time. In the modern era, there are several GOATS. Boxing has Ali. Well, today is the birthday of one of those GOATS who is still going strong. 

One of the pressing political questions facing Democratic members of the U.S. Congress, as well as Democratic voters and the American public is whether or not President Donald Trump should be impeached. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast , we have that discussion with Jeff Burdick. A Democratic primary challenger to Rep. Ami Bera in California's  7th district, Burdick offers an assessm...

 In what could be characterized as either a moment of honesty or more likely not understanding the implications of their words, Elk Grove's economic development director Darrell Doan unwittingly stepped into it this week. 

 In this edition of Ya Gotta be Schmittin' Me, contributor Dan Schmitt discusses what will likely be one of the main topics in 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns, healthcare. As Schmitt points out, the "S" word has been pillared by generations of Republican politicians. But is America free of any socialist-type institutions or services? 

 As a partisan candidate, having your party hold the presidency is usually viewed as an advantage, especially during a presidential election. But as we have seen since Donald Trump entered politics and the presidency, conventional wisdom has been tossed out like a stinky fish. 

If nothing else can be said about former Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis, it is he has taken the advice of former Chicago mayor, congressman, and Chief of Staff to President Obama, Rahn Emmanuel to heart. That advise, which Emanuel famously said in a Wall Street Journal interview was "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Although it is not quite a crisis, this week Davis seems to have explo...

 Politicians trying to pass the buck is a universal occurrence. For the Elk Grove City Council, an example of this time-honored way of shirking leadership will be on display in the coming days under the guise of something that might not be immediately obvious.  

By Dan Schmitt |   Yesterday morning, I stood on the corner of School Street and Elk Grove Boulevard, across from the Herberger Family Funeral Chapel in Elk Grove where the motorcade procession began to transport police Officer Tara O’Sullivan’s body to her memorial service at Bayside Adventure Church in Roseville.

In politics, the actions of elected officials measure the political environment. Over the last six months, the Cosumnes Community Services District Board of Directors has become a vital forecasting gauge of Elk Grove's political landscape.  Will this forecast be accurate? 

In this edition, Jill Gonzales of @ Wallethub discusses the decrease in aggregate credit card debt during the first quarter of 2019.  Although the first quarter debt decreased, Gonzales discusses what's ahead for the rest of the year. Additionally, Gonzales discusses the implications of the ongoing tariff wars and offers an analysis of how Elk Grove household credit card debt compares to othe...

Beautiful or atrocious? Art or annoyance? If the social media comments to date are any indication, the winner, as of now, is an annoying atrocity.  Time will be the ultimate judge.  

In this edition, Cosumnes Community Services District Director Jaclyn Moreno discusses a proposal for the district to fund an extensive climate action plan study. Moreno outlines the environmental and economic benefits of funding a study that could lead to the adoption of a plan for the district.  The CCSD hearing on the matter will be heard at their Wednesday, June 19, 2019, regular meeting

Set in Texas, Angel's Truth is the story of a young man accused and acquitted of a grisly double murder. After being acquitted, our protagonist, along with his public defender pursue the truth of who killed two teenage victims, one of which was Angel's former sweetheart.  Bob Irelan provides an overview of his first published novel. He also discusses future prospects for the story which inclu...

As required by law, the city of Elk Grove must produce a balanced budget ready for implementation by July 1, 2019. After examining the budget report, Elk Grove resident Lynn Wheat discusses some information she found. Wheat has made additional inquiries seeking explanation of her findings to the city of Elk Grove. Depending on when she receives a response, an additional segment on the city’s 2020...

For the last several election cycles California's 7th Congressional district has been a battlefield between Democratic and Republican candidates. While Rep. Ami Bera enjoyed a relatively easy reelection campaign in 2018 in part because of the so-called Blue Wave , 2020 could be a different landscape.