Elk Grove News Podcasts
531 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★ - 3 ratingsThis is the podcast channel of www.ElkGroveNews.net - home to the Elk Grove News Minute and Elk Grove News Podcast. Elk Grove California's independent, non-corporate voice. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
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A repudiation of Sacramento’s political status quo
March 16, 2024 16:01 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBThis year’s Sacramento mayoral race has been Competitive and interesting. Notwithstanding low voter turnout, or because of it, Dr. Flo Cofer is headed to the November general election. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Elk Grove Mayor, City Council says yet to land acknowledgement, no to the unhoused
September 30, 2023 10:32 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBSometimes things happen that create an unintended irony. Such was the case during the September 27, 2023, Elk Grove city council meeting led by Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Anti-LGBTQ+ crusaders, Anita Bryant and Leisure Suits
September 23, 2023 03:46 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBUnless you are a certain age, you probably never heard of Anita Bryant. A Miss America second runner-up, Bryant was a grade b-singer celebrity and TV commercial spokesperson for Florida Orange Juice. She was also a sparkplug in the 1970s to a bigger movement. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Push Mayor Singh-Allen and make this happen!
September 18, 2023 21:11 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBSome time ago, a suggestion was made by an Elk Grove resident to the Elk Grove City Council that deserves serious consideration. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
To the Elk Grove Citizen newsroom, we bid adieu
September 16, 2023 05:49 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBRecently, the Elk Grove Citizen was sold for the second time in less than two years. It was purchased by the Messenger Publishing Group, owner of several community newspapers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
We agree with Congressman Kevin Kiley - Just say no way to Julie Su
September 09, 2023 06:14 - 2 minutes - 2.07 MBListeners of this podcast and Elk Grove News readers know we generally take a liberal stance on most issues. On occasion, however, we find common ground with conservative politicians such as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney and her defense of the Constitution and American Democracy. Closer to home, on one issue. we have found common ground with conservative Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/su...
With all apologies to hourly rate motels on Stockton Boulevard
September 02, 2023 13:49 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBA trait of most politicians and many of the bureaucrats serving them is deception. An example of this was Elk Grove City manager Jason Behrmann’s recent deceptive administrative report. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Will the big new project swamp the older one?
August 19, 2023 05:45 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBRecently, Elk Grove has been hyping its oldest and original district, Old Town by renaming it Historic Downtown Elk Grove and Main Street. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Does this mean all the Wayfinding signs are obsolete?
August 12, 2023 02:01 - 59 seconds - 1.07 MBMost Elk Grove residents are familiar with the Old Town district. That special planning area is the origin of the city. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Does he or doesn't he? Only his hairdresser knows for sure!
August 04, 2023 23:09 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBAt least twice a year, elected officials in California must report campaign contributions they received. Those so-called California 460 reports are revealing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Ya' Gotta be Schmittin' Me - Sure, close our borders
July 31, 2023 15:55 - 7 minutes - 6.33 MBBy Dan Schmitt | A couple days ago, a meme, written by a guy named John Coleman Ray, showed up on my Facebook page. One of my Facebook friends decided to share the meme, and that’s how it came to me. The meme simply said “Close our Borders. Let’s see how many shares we can get.” It’s left to the reader to interpret what exactly the very short meme means. I’m pretty darn sure it’s not referring to the U.S./Canadian border, so it seems obvious to me the meme is referring to our southern...
Keep an eye on this authoritarian blueprint
July 18, 2023 19:44 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBDonald Trump’s continuing threat to American Democracy is well documented. Notwithstanding his criminal indictments, Trump is still the favored 2024 Republican nominee. Should Trump win in 2024, what would a second term look like? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
They treat constituents like they are the idiots
July 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBA few weeks ago, former Republican Congresswoman and Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney made an obvious observation. Cheney said, "We're electing idiots." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
A cozy little system for incumbents
July 16, 2023 18:52 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBDuring Elk Grove's 23 years of cityhood, city council members and mayors often have been elected without reaching 50 percent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Regaining its rightful place as America’s pastime
July 14, 2023 04:13 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBEver since my Italian immigrant grandfather taught me how to pronounce the name of Detroit Tigers player Rocky Colavito, which he said were my first words, I have enjoyed Baseball. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
'You’ve come a long way baby, but you got a lot further to go'
July 08, 2023 02:51 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBThere has been a rebranding of Old Town Elk Grove. It’s new name is Historic Downtown Elk Grove. The renaming is part of a six-month marketing campaign by Explore Elk Grove. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Exact address needed by Elk Grove Police to respond to illegal fireworks calls
July 03, 2023 15:46 - 37 seconds - 325 KBFor the 2023 Fourth of July celebration, the Elk Grove Police is advising residents they can only respond to calls about illegal fireworks when callers provide an exact address. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
What if the assault weapons ban hadn't expired?
July 01, 2023 12:52 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBHardly a week passes when Americans are not killed in mass shootings. Thirty years ago today, an event that was considered shocking spurred legislation to address mass shootings. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
These two cases could have far-reaching implications
June 24, 2023 10:06 - 2 minutes - 2.53 MBNext week the current term of the United State Supreme Court will end, which means there will be rulings on a couple of significant cases. Those cases are Groff vs. Dejoy and Moore vs. Harper. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Who is giving the Elk Grove Mayor and City Council their marching orders?
June 17, 2023 01:58 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBElk Grove has two large projects on the horizon – the mixed-use development called Project Elevate and the relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. At the end of the June 14, 2023 city council meeting, as members of the zoo subcommittee Councilmember Rod Brewer and Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen discussed the zoo project. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Mar-a-Lago will be Trump's Elba, but what will be his Waterloo?
June 10, 2023 06:32 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBNow that former president Donald Trump has been federally indicted on 37 charges, what happens if he is convicted? If a conviction is upheld on appeal, and we have a Democratic president, will Trump be jailed? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Singh-Allen is the tip of cover-up spear
June 03, 2023 03:17 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBTwo weeks ago, Elk Grove City Councilman Sergio Robles was arrested by Elk Grove Police for drunk driving. Since then, Robles has emphasized the police officers' professionalism during his arrest. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Shame on you, Congressman Dr. Ami Bera
May 27, 2023 03:33 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBA field representative who is also a local elected official. was recently arrested for drunk driving. What did Dr, Bera, a physician who understands the health sans safety hazards have to say about his employee's misbehavior? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
One thing California and Texas have in common
May 20, 2023 14:37 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBTexas Governor Gregg Abbott is expected to sign an interesting piece of legislation soon. Approved by Texas Republican legislators, the law allows the state to supersede most any local ordinance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Singh-Allen loves taxing working people to fund her billionaire buddies
May 13, 2023 03:40 - 1 minute - 1.07 MBDuring this week’s Elk Grove city council meeting, Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen revealed some interesting information. Unfortuately, it is not something that is favorable for working families and consumers in Sacramento County. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
San Francisco Chronicle legal correspondent Robert Egelko discusses fair housing lawsuit against Elk Grove on public radio
May 10, 2023 16:56 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBOn 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 cited other precedent-setting cases that said issues of a statewide concern override local ordinances. ...
Ya Gotta be Schmittin' Me - Getting To Know People
May 08, 2023 15:50 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBBy 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Queen Cat Singh-Allen and her four mice men
May 05, 2023 20:50 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBEven 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Will his replacement be worse?
April 28, 2023 21:50 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBTwenty 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Will Sacramento County in-home health care workers be treated as generously as the supervisors?
April 22, 2023 07:45 - 1 minute - 1020 KBWith no fanfare and virtually no public comment, the five Sacramento County Supervisors voted themselves a hefty pay raise this week. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Playing a game of chicken with the California Attorney General they're unlikely to win
April 14, 2023 22:13 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBAt 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Are officials like Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her city attorney Jonathan Hobbs honorable?
April 08, 2023 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.03 MBA 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
As Emmett Till's mother say, "Let them see what I've seen"
March 31, 2023 22:12 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBThis 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
What's being said about Elk Grove's multi-million dollar tax hike
March 30, 2023 03:39 - 7 minutes - 6.58 MBOn 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 information on social media this week reminding consumers of the new tax. On this edition of ...
Hell, even Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume know better than Supervisor Sue Frost
March 28, 2023 21:07 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBIn 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
More Than Three Minutes Podcast - Will Elk Grove only address affordable housing with apartments?
March 27, 2023 02:33 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBBy 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
History will judge them as Elk Grove's 21st-century segregationists
March 24, 2023 18:48 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBAcross 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Recap of Elk Grove's scantly publicized City Council biennial retreat meeting
March 19, 2023 04:56 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBOn 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 Minutes, we chat with Lynn about her observations of that meeting. --- Support this podcast: htt...
Be careful not to break the law again lest you cultivate another lawsuit
March 18, 2023 05:08 - 1 minute - 1.03 MBThis week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
How the Elk Grove Unified School District handles the culture wars could foretell the city’s fortunes
March 13, 2023 20:17 - 10 minutes - 9.4 MBWith 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 commenting after Elk Grove was rocked by a series of racially-motivated hate messages in the ci...
This is today's Republican party
March 11, 2023 14:13 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBEvery 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Incompetence is often rewarded in politics and the public sector
March 04, 2023 05:13 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBIt 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Cosumes Community Services District, Elk Grove's Measure E Workshop #4 on road and parks
March 02, 2023 20:22 - 26 minutes - 20.7 MBOn 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 for the city of Elk Grove and the CCSD. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we are pro...
Elk Grove, Cosumnes Community Services Measure E Workshop #3 - Homelessness
February 28, 2023 06:12 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBOn 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 the city of Elk Grove and the CCSD. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we are providin...
The 4 Ps of elected officials
February 25, 2023 14:30 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBHave you ever thought about what motivates an individual to run for elected office? It's worth contemplating. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
How much do we really know about the Elk Grove Mayor and her four city councilmen?
February 17, 2023 21:45 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBRepresentative 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
In Living Color, Up With People and Super Bowl half time shows
February 11, 2023 03:23 - 9 minutes - 9.45 MBThis 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 in for some name recognition. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
CCSD, Elk Grove's Measure E Workshop #1 on public safety
February 08, 2023 16:43 - 52 minutes - 41.2 MBOn 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 of Elk Grove and the CCSD. On this edition of Elk Grove New Podcast, we are providing an audio...
Politicians like Sacramento's Caity Maple are incubators for our rampant cynicism and mistrust
February 04, 2023 00:09 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBThis 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Ya' Gotta be Schmittin' Me - That Damn Socialism
January 29, 2023 19:05 - 8 minutes - 7.19 MBBy 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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support