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08/18/2023
A new incentive program in Elk Grove is designed to assist breweries, wineries and restaurants. Adopted by the Elk Grove City Council on Aug. 9, it is called the Brewery, Restaurant and Winery (BReW) Incentive Program.

06/30/2023
LowBrau’s Slow and Low Smokehouse, Elk Grove’s future barbecue restaurant and bar, took a step closer to its completion thanks to the City Council’s recent approval of a $500,000 loan deal.

05/22/2023
Elk Grove City Councilman Sergio Robles was arrested for driving under the influence. He was found impaired and unresponsive early in the morning when police came to his vehicle.

04/14/2023
The Elk Grove City Council is slated to review the Pleasant Grove Estates development plan. It is a 31-acre site that will include 14 single-family parcels, including permission for parcel owners to farm.

03/27/2023
After the Elk Grove City Council unanimously denied a proposed apartment complex for the homeless, the developer sued and the state urged the city to reconsider. Now, locals are defending the council’s decision.

03/24/2023
Last year, the Elk Grove City Council denied a proposed low-income housing project. Now, the California Attorney General has alerted them that they have broken state law.

10/19/2022
Elk Grove has been sued for illegally rejecting a complex for the homeless in Old Town Elk Grove. Oak Rose Apts LP alleges the city stalled its project, defying a state-ordered mandate. Many Old Town Elk Grove business owners expressed fear of such a plan.

08/14/2022
The Elk Grove City Clerk's office verified candidates in the District 4 and mayoral races. District 4 candidate Giezi Bermudez will face Planning Commissioner Sergio Robles. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen is challenged by Brian Pastor, a 2020 mayoral candidate.

04/21/2022
The Elk Grove City Council unanimously adopted a new district map for the council’s four districts, based on population totals from 2020 U.S. census data. These redrawn council districts will be in place until at least 2031.

03/23/2022
The Elk Grove City Council on March 23 unanimously voted to approve the feasibility study for moving the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove. If this proposed plan succeeds, the 94-year-old zoo would move to the northwest corner of Kammerer Road and Lotz Parkway.

02/17/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mahavir “Kalli” Kallirai has withdrawn from the City Council’s District 2 race. The seat—which covers Sheldon and parts of eastern Elk Grove—is currently held by Pat Hume, who is running for supervisor.

02/10/2022
Campaign disclosures for the 2022 Elk Grove mayoral race show that Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen received $168,506 in contributions last year, and that her expenditure during that period was $19,172. The 2022 election will also feature two elections for City Council seats.

02/03/2022
David Herburger—longtime president and CEO of the Elk Grove Citizen’s former parent company, Herburger Publications Inc.—was honored by the Elk Grove City Council during the Jan. 26 regular meeting.

12/16/2021
A $3.4 million loan has been approved to bring an affordable housing complex to Elk Grove. Cornerstone Village will have 84 units.

11/18/2021
The Elk Grove City Council unanimously voted on Nov. 10 to allow neon signs in Old Town. The issue was raised by a request from the Dust Bowl Brewing Co., which plans to open a taproom on Railroad Street next month.

10/26/2021
At the Oct. 27 Elk Grove City Council meeting, city officials acknowledged problems with flooding in the Silverado Village subdivision and the adjacent Quail Ranch subdivision.

09/30/2021
Upon further evaluation, the Elk Grove City Council recently decided to keep its meetings virtual, with councilmembers and public speakers logging in online rather than attending in person.

08/05/2021
The Elk Grove City Council has canceled plans to return to in-person public meetings. The July 28 meeting was to be the first one since March 2020, but a rise in COVID-19 cases in Sacramento County prompted the council to keep meetings virtual.

05/25/2021
Residents of a west Elk Grove community swarmed social media, called representatives and flooded a city forum demanding to know why a housing development for homeless and low-income tenants could soon be built in their neighborhood.