Sacramento County Elections & Politics Digest

Of the three seats on the Elk Grove Unified School District board that are up for election this November, two trustees are running unopposed. Competing for Trustee Area 2 are law educator Michael Vargas and retired nurse Stephanie Spurlin (who declined to be interviewed).

The second article in a five-part series looks at Tom Silva, president of the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District, who is seeking a spot on the Galt City Council. Silva said he wants to prioritize transparency, accessibility, improved budgeting, public safety, and homelessness.

Three candidates are running for two seats on the Cosumnes Community Services District board in the November election. If elected, they will make decisions that affect the Cosumnes Fire Department as well as Elk Grove’s parks and recreation system.

Tim Reed, chair of the Galt Public Safety Committee, is running for a council seat in November. If elected, Reed wants to improve the city’s public safety, and parks and recreation, encourage responsible spending, and address homelessness.

California voters will weigh in on seven statewide propositions on Nov. 8, measures placed on the ballot either by politically powerful interest groups or lawmakers that will affect the lives of millions of Californians.

Six of the seven candidates who will vie for a seat on Folsom City Council came together for the first organized forum for the upcoming November election. The ballot will be the first to fall under the new by-district representation.

The 12 member California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) elected Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) and Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) to serve as its Chair and Vice-Chair for the 2023-2024 legislative session.

A total of nine residents are running for three seats up for election this year on the five-member Citrus Heights City Council. Districts 2, 4 and 5 are all up for election, with only District 5 with an incumbent in the race.

Dr. Crystal Martinez-Alire, the 2022 board president of the Elk Grove Unified School District, will not run in November. A counselor at Cosumnes River College, she wants to devote time to both her job and her children.

Jeffrey Erik Perrine—a member the far-right group Proud Boys, who recently lost a bid for the California state Assembly—plans to run in November for the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education’s Area 5 seat, which represents the Orangevale area.

Candidates have been verified for Elk Grove Unified School District and Cosumnes Community Services District director races. EGUSD Area 2 has Stephanie Spurlin and Michael Vargas challenging incumbent Dr. Crystal Martinez-Alire; incumbents Gina Jamerson (Area 4) and Beth Albiani (Area 5) are unopposed. In Cosumnes CSD Division 2, newcomers Ali Moua and Peter Spyros Sakaris will face off.

With a 1-cent general sales tax measure on the ballot in Galt for the November general election, a look at the city’s past sales tax initiatives shows a mixed voting record.

To fill three open seats on the Galt City Council, voters will pick from among five candidates. The incumbents are Shawn Farmer, Paul Sandhu and Rich Lozano. Also running are Tim Reed and Tom Silva.

The teleprompter has been around since 1948, but just six years ago PresenterTek, a Nevada City manufacturer of electro-mechanical speaking products, created the TeleStepper. Now it’s the exclusive supplier of teleprompting equipment for U.S. presidents.

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.

The house is at the center of a city investigation into whether the council member actually lives in the district he represents, as he is required to do by law.

The Citrus Heights City Council discussed negotiations over a 130-unit senior apartment complex, directing the city attorney to negotiate a “non-binding letter of intent” with the Colorado-based LIFE Foundation.

On this November’s ballot is the Sacramento Children and Youth Health and Safety Act. If passed, the measure would allocate 40% of existing cannabis business taxes to youth-related programming.

This November, voters across Sacramento County will decide if the county should tax cannabis and hemp businesses in unincorporated communities. This measure does not permit cannabis businesses; legalization requires a separate board of supervisors action.

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, things are more than a little confused. But amid all the confusion, some things are simply not true. Veteran reporter Julie Rovner dissects three myths going around about the abortion debate.

Two local violence prevention leaders joined Pres. Joe Biden on Monday to sign the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which seeks to strengthen gun laws and expand mental health resources.

UC Davis had a strong student voter turnout in 2020 that officials hope to duplicate at all 10 UC campuses this year via the UC Votes initiative which encourages student-voter participation.

Following widespread predictions of a low turnout, about 38.88% of registered voters in Sacramento County voted in the June primary, the second-highest turnout during a gubernatorial primary since 2002.

The number of votes cast in favor of the California Abolition Act fell short of the two-thirds vote requirement needed to move the bill to the ballot. The Senate is expected to hold another floor vote on the legislation this week.

Sean Loloee stood in what appears to be his wife’s $1.4 million Granite Bay estate to raise his right hand to be sworn in to represent Del Paso Heights on the Sacramento City Council — not a friend’s house in East Sacramento, as he has said.

Activist and CEO of the Black Future Co-op Fund argues that it is a time to envision what is possible outside of systemic oppression.

Dr. Elysse Versher, the former assistant principal of West Campus High School, announced at the rally a lawsuit she has filed against Sacramento City Unified School District.

While there was less excitement for California’s 2022 primary than other recent elections, a number of seats were up for grabs. Here’s what preliminary election results showed Wednesday morning, June 8, as of 6am.

While many races will pick two candidates for the general election in November, some local races could be decided in the primary. In Sacramento County, that includes a new sheriff and district attorney. You can learn more in our 2022 Sacramento primary voter guide.

You will decide who you want for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner and the superintendent of public instruction. And more...

The intensity in the already acrimonious primary battle for California's 10th District California Assembly went to a higher level today with the unveiling of a website attacking one of the leading contenders in the race.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday harshly criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in the wake of an elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two teachers dead and assailed two federal judges as “extremists” for their rulings undermining California’s gun control efforts.