Elk Grove News

May 24, 2013 | Randy Starbuck With the Memorial Day holiday right around the corner, Elk Grove Economic Development Director Randy Starbuck might have felt he was the proverbial hot dog being grilled following his quarterly report to the Elk Grov...

The Elk Grove City Council turned back a request from a bidder for the city's aquatic center that sought to be reimbursed for bidding on the project. By a 4-0 vote (Vice Mayor Steve Detrick was not present) the council denied a request from the...

A watchful Elk Grove Police officer's eye resulted in the arrest of two Sacramento men who were driving a stolen car. According to Police reports, officers observed 26-year old Marlon Wall driving a car that had been reported stolen. Af...

May 23, 2013 | At their regular meeting tonight, Elk Grove City Council members were told that the city's budget for the next two years looks fine, but could face its own version of the fiscal cliff in as little as two years. Those comments c...

May 22, 2013 | A routine traffic stop yesterday afternoon led to the arrest of a man who had been previously been deported as a convicted felon. According to Elk Grove Police, 31-year old Juan Robeldo of Sacramento was stopped on the 9100 block of ...

Oakland-based Maplight.org announced yesterday that California Secretary of State Debra Bowen has agreed to make campaign financing information easier to access. This development comes in response to a letter MapLight wrote to the Bowen l...

May 20, 2013 | In recent weeks former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has been making the rounds on the media circuit to promote his new book, Rumsfeld's Rules. One show Rumsfeld appeared on last week was America Public Radio's Marketpl...

The 2013 Cajun & Blues Festival set for Father's Day weekend, Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16 on Main Street in the Delta hamlet of Isleton is just around the corner. National headliners like blues legend/Grammy winner Elvin Bishop a...

May 18, 2013 | The Sheldon Community Association, in partnership with the Elk Grove Food Bank, is seeking local artists and craftspeople wishing to participate in The Sheldon Heritage Arts and Crafts Fair slated for Sunday, Sept.29.  T...

By Dan Bacher | May 18, 2013 | In spite of overwhelming opposition from environmentalists, fishermen, family farmers, elected officials and the majority of Californians, the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC) on Thursday, May 16 unanimously adopt...