Elk Grove News Podcasts
531 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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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Please, refrain from fist pumps
December 26, 2021 19:32 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBIn recent days I met with others at Old Town Elk Grove’s first real destination, Dust Bowl Brewery. Even though they're on their shakedown cruise, they are navigating in the right direction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
'Twas a few nights before Christmas at City Hall - An audio greeting for Elk Grove politicians, bureaucrats
December 23, 2021 01:16 - 3 minutes - 4.36 MBWith just a few nights until Christmas, we extend this Season's Greeting to the executive bureaucrats who work so selflessly for taxpayers and the devoted politicians, when they are not posing for selfies, whose wisdom guides our fair city. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
The Generals' stern warning should not be dismissed
December 18, 2021 12:10 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBThe Christmas and holiday seasons are upon us and our thoughts naturally drift to meeting with family and friends. But there is an anniversary coming we should remind ourselves about. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Instead of fresh eyes, did we get a patsy?
December 15, 2021 21:19 - 1 minute - 936 KBWhen former city manager Laura Gill was fired, Councilmember Pat Hume said in the media, the city needed a pair of fresh eyes to manage things. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
A Contagion of Deception
December 11, 2021 15:23 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBA few months ago Elk Grove announced with a splash that the city had entered into a six-month negotiation for the relocation of the Sacramento zoo. What has occurred since that announcement? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
It's a Mad, Mad, World
December 10, 2021 18:15 - 8 minutes - 6.87 MBBy Dan Schmitt | It might have been seen as a Greek tragedy, except that, unlike in Greek tragedies, the ending did not have to be a foregone conclusion. Rather, it was a prime example of how someone can do something so incredibly stupid, but that incredibly stupid something was protected by law. That tragedy began on August 23rd of last year when Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot by the Kenosha, Wisconsin police. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...
When it comes to opening Elk Grove City Council meetings, its do as I say not as I do
December 04, 2021 15:22 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBIf there is one thing Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen has been consistent with since taking office it has been the use of social media. Despite its traps, politicians, our mayor included, find social media a necessity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elk-grove-news/support
When it comes to opening Elk Grove City Council meetings, it's do as I say not as I do
December 04, 2021 15:22 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBIf there is one thing Elk Grove Mayor Singh-Allen has been consistent with since taking office it has been the use of social media. Despite its traps, politicians, our mayor included, find social media a necessity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
More Than Three Minutes Podcast - Hold on to your wallets we are paying for a zoo and we aren't talking peanuts either
December 02, 2021 21:50 - 4 minutes - 3.48 MBThe City of Elk Grove is pursuing an agreement that would relocate the Sacramento Zoo to the city's Southeast Policy Area. While the idea might be alluring, it could be a drag on taxpayers or future homeowners in the form of high Mello Roos fees. As they say at city hall though, Not My Money! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Throwing a red herring to scare voters
November 27, 2021 15:27 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBRecent smash and grab robberies in California are international news. These brazen organized robberies will be campaign issues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Things to be Thankful for in 2021
November 24, 2021 17:48 - 1 minute - 1.47 MBDuring 2021 there were many things to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Tilting at Windmills
November 20, 2021 15:44 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBOne positive, if you can call it that, of the COVID 19 pandemic has been greater civic participation, particularly with school boards. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Remember, they voted no
November 16, 2021 06:49 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBYesterday President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion-dollar Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework bill. The bill had the support of 13 Republicans, none of them Californians. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Is the Elk Grove City Council acting out of respect or fear?
November 13, 2021 14:49 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBEarlier this year the Elk Grove planning commission added three new members. They were added not because of resignations, but by a power play. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Maybe former Elk Grove Mayor Gary Davis was on to something
November 09, 2021 14:33 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBLast week an Elk Grove resident broke her leg in five places after she, unfortunately, tumbled down the new hill at the newly opened District 56’s Preserve playground. We wish her a speedy recovery. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Jeff Burdick of SactoPolitico.com discusses implications of Congressional maps for Elk Grove, Sac County
November 07, 2021 18:50 - 19 minutes - 28.5 MBIn 2022 voters in Sacramento County and Elk Grove will vote for representation in vastly different districts on the state and federal levels. The work being done by the non-partisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission has revealed statewide maps that will have far-reaching electoral implications, and Sacramento is one area where Congressional maps could be far different than they have for the last ten years. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, we discuss the congressional m...
How would you spend $5.1 million?
November 06, 2021 05:36 - 1 minute - 1.01 MBThe COVID pandemic has been like nothing else in our lifetimes. The most devasting effect has been the worldwide loss of life, but there are silver linings, especially for state and local governments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
A lack of curiosity, oversight of by Elk Grove Mayor, her city manager and her City Council
October 30, 2021 13:20 - 1 minute - 1.06 MBIn the summer of 2020, an Elk Grove News reader discovered an illegal cement grinding operation at the site of the OSH hardware. That was a strong indicator of what happens at city hall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Sacramento County DA candidates forum - New Solutions v. Steady Hand
October 26, 2021 20:01 - 16 minutes - 13.6 MBIn about one year, Sacramento County will have a new district attorney. Whoever wins the race between Thein Ho or Alana Mathews will mark a new era following the 20 tenure of former DA Jan Scully and the eight-year tenure of Ann Marie Schubert, Scully’s hand-picked successor. In this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast we’ll hear answers to four of the ten questions during the forum that highlighted their priorities should they be elected District Attorney. The forum was moderated by retired...
Sacramento County District Attorney Candidates Forum - October 25
October 26, 2021 04:20 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBOn Monday, October 25, a forum was held for the two candidates running for Sacramento County District attorney. Sponsored by four community groups, the two candidates, Thien Ho and Alana Mathews were asked 10 questions by moderator and retired renown Sacramento TV news reporter Lonnie Wong. This is an audio recording of the entire forum. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
A Central Valley hick town better than Manteca
October 23, 2021 13:49 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBFor anyone who lives east of Highway 99 in Elk Grove, and more specifically east of the Union Pacific tracks undoubtedly are stopped on almost a daily basis by trains. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Another way to bludgeon democracy
October 19, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBOn his Twitter feed, renowned University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato documented lengthy delays receiving a mail-in ballot for this year’s Virginia gubernatorial race. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
City Councilmember Spease it’s time you quit being a potted plant on the dais
October 16, 2021 04:23 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBThe Elk Grove Police Department announced this week they received a one-year, two-hundred-thousand-dollar grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
The Open Window - The Scary Story Writing Assignment
October 12, 2021 18:18 - 8 minutes - 7.31 MBBy Dan Schmitt | During my teaching career, writing assignments were an integral part of my English and social studies curriculum. Often I would model the process by writing something on the same topic. Here is a story used to help guide them to write a Halloween-time story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
It's time for Pat Hume to put on his big boy pants
October 09, 2021 05:22 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBElk Grove City Councilmember and Sacramento County Board of Supervisor candidate Pat Hume is chickening out by enlisting surrogates and parsing words when it comes to addressing the most pressing challenge to our democracy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Say it for all to hear
October 06, 2021 01:03 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBMitt Romney has had a political resurrection in the last few years. Following his 2012 loss to Barrack Obama, the Republican has been elected as a Utah Senator, voted to impeach Donald Trump and has become something of an elder statesmen. But it is worth remembering what Romney told people attending a private fundraiser during the 2012 presidential election. This sort of double talk is also reportedly happening with a Sacramento area candidate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster...
Party betrayal can come back to haunt them
October 01, 2021 13:12 - 1 minute - 1.18 MBDemocratic elected officials including Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and city council members Stephanie Nguyen and Darren Suen will host a fundraiser benefiting fellow Democrat, Representative Ami Bera. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Elk Grove City Council Members, it turns out sometimes citizens know best.
September 29, 2021 05:32 - 1 minute - 1.16 MBSacramento Zoo’s announcement on their possible move to Elk Grove caught many by surprise. There is, however, a bit of irony how the project ended up in Elk Grove. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Elk Grove Mayor offers more information on possible Sacramento Zoo relocation
September 28, 2021 17:35 - 3 minutes - 2.57 MBIn an interview this morning on Cap Radio's Insight program, Elk Grove Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen revealed more information on the possible relocation of the Sacramento Zoo. Last week zoo officials and city officials announced a six-month negotiation to move the 15-acre zoo to an undeveloped 60-acre site in Elk Grove. In her presentation, Singh-Allen noted the city was approached earlier in the summer by the Sacramento Zoological Society about the possible move. Joining Singh-Allen on the in...
Politicians – Tribalism starts, ends with you and your ilk
September 25, 2021 01:36 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBTwo weeks ago was a rare moment of national unity on the 20th anniversary of the 9 -11 attacks. But as one Elk Grove, Calif. elected official noted, that unity quickly evaporated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Elk Grove Unified School District being played for a chump
September 17, 2021 22:24 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBDuring the post-pandemic American economic recovery, jobs in several classifications are being left unfilled. One such job is school bus drivers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
'Children of the same foul spirit' and Justice for J 6 protests
September 14, 2021 02:55 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBOnce again we find ourselves referencing comments from former President George W. Bush. The former president made comments during a ceremony in Shanksville, Penn. marking the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Unity words from 20 years ago relevant today
September 11, 2021 07:28 - 1 minute - 1.6 MBTwenty years ago today was horrific. We should always remember this day. Upon our recent withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years, historians will dissect the misadventure that spanned four presidencies for generations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Welcome Them With Open Arms
September 06, 2021 17:01 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBBy Dan Schmitt | As another US tragedy unfolds in Afghanistan, it is natural for Americans to be frustrated and angry at our government and to have this hidious gut feeling that nothing good can possibly come from this tragedy. After all, many of us saw a similar tragedy play out in Vietnam nearly fifty years ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Given its rot, I’d rather not be in Texas
September 04, 2021 11:42 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBJust when you thought a state government couldn’t get crazier, it does. And we aren’t talking about California. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
A step in the wrong direction on housing for Elk Grove mayor & her city council
August 28, 2021 14:23 - 1 minute - 1.09 MBDuring the current California legislative session, there has been debate and votes on several laws addressing housing. Two notable pieces of legislation are Senate Bills 9 and 10, which are expected to be enacted. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Love Those Elk Grove Bedroom Eyes
August 21, 2021 19:37 - 1 minute - 2.02 MBElk Grove has grown quickly in its last 30 years because of affordable housing. Its regional role as a bedroom community started over 30 years ago and continued with its incorporation in 2000. Now mind you, there is nothing inherently wrong with being a bedroom community. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
What would you do if your child was sent to war?
August 17, 2021 05:07 - 1 minute - 1.1 MBThis week saw the end of America’s role in Afghanistan after 20 years of war. It is an unfortunate outcome, especially for the all souls lost or wounded. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Dominion unlikely to be satisfied with a victory on principle alone
August 14, 2021 15:29 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBOne of several lingering effects of Donald Trump has been the Big Lie. The big lie perpetrators have included cable news outlets One America News and Newsmax. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
'How to Become a Tyrant' is a reminder
August 07, 2021 17:43 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBNetflix has released a new documentary series called How to Become a Tyrant. The six-part series offers a somewhat snarky playbook to becoming a tyrant with a focus on Adolf Hitler, Edi Amin, Saddam Hussein, Moammar Kadafi, Joseph Stalin, and Kim il Yung. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Is the spell being broken?
July 31, 2021 14:28 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBThis week’s there were a couple of encouraging developments. First, with bi-partisan support, the U.S. Senate advanced the debate on President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Joe Manchin and The 21st Century Agenda
July 24, 2021 00:15 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBWest Virginia’s Joe Manchin is one of the most powerful people in the U.S. Senate. The conservative Democratic senator is the crucial 50th person giving his party the majority. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
The Dog Who Caught The Car?
July 15, 2021 16:53 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBFor the second time in less than 20 years, a California governor is facing a recall. Voters will answer yes or no if Gavin Newsom should continue as governor. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Recycled Sewer Water For New Housing; Who Pays?
July 14, 2021 12:04 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBBy Lynn Wheat, Podcast Contributor | On Thursday the Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority will conduct a special meeting for the purpose of gathering comments on the Groundwater Sustainability Plan. One of the programs within the plan is the so-called Harvest Water project. While this plan is meant to provide agricultural users with an alternate source of water, could the use of sewer water be dedicated for other purposes? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...
Judicial blades cut both ways
July 10, 2021 14:52 - 1 minute - 1.13 MBEmboldened by recent SCOTUS decisions, the week President Biden fired Andrew Saul, Trump’s appointee heading the Social Security Administration. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
The Joys and Rewards of Reading
July 08, 2021 01:57 - 6 minutes - 6.52 MBBy Dan Schmitt | One of my earliest memories involves reading. I was about three when I began crawling up on my father’s lap each Sunday morning and listening while he read the comics to me. Although I didn’t understand much about those comics at such a young age, listening to Dad chuckle as he read the likes of Beetle Bailey, Dagwood, and Blondie, and Bringing up Father made me understand that, somehow, words on a page were magical. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...
Could the vulgarian’s accolades bigly reappear?
July 03, 2021 14:00 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBWe have reached the halfway point of 2021, and things for America are much better. But there could be dark clouds ahead. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
The Future Cost of Our Water; Pay More and Get Less
June 29, 2021 13:43 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBBy Lynn Wheat | The transparency, outreach, and messaging of the Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority and its member agencies, including Elk Grove Water District and the City of Elk Grove, have not sufficiently engaged the public. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
Slán Leat To The Extraordinary Ordinary
June 26, 2021 12:29 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBThis week I attended the funeral mass of the father of dear friends. Days before his 98th birthday, Patrick left a large family of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and friends. Slán Leat --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support
More than three minutes podcast - Renaming housing project, recognizing an Elk Grove VIP
June 21, 2021 08:01 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBBy Lynn Wheat | In a few days, the Elk Grove City Council will conduct a hearing on a new housing development in Elk Grove. Not only should the city council urge the project to be renamed to recognize a nearby landmark of international repute, but they should also take the opportunity to suggest the developers recognize and Elk Grove VIP. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elk-grove-news/support