Phase one of the 2022 election season is in full swing with candidates, consultants and others are in launching attacks, and more significantly stretching reality.

“Politics is like a vice amplifier, where everybody has a need for affirmation, a need to be important, to be recognized.”

Responding to an attack advertisement launched against him, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors District 5 candidate Steve Ly held a news conference on May 11, 2022. 

Yesterday voters in the District 5 area started receiving a mailer paid for by the California Association of Realtors. The mailer resurrected claims made against Ly during his 2020 Elk Grove Mayoral reelection campaign that he bullied women candidates.

One year ago we posted a story on the Dobbs reproductive case. At the time we speculated the Supreme Court would overturn Roe versus Wade.

It was not hard to foresee this development, but don’t think this ends anti-choice efforts.

Voters in Elk Grove and Sacramento will be making their selection for their new state senator during the june primary and November general elections.

Voters will choose between three Democrats. An independent committee of business interests has already targeted one of the candidates.

On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcast, we speak with one of those candidates Dave Jones. The former Assemblymember and State Insurance commissioner discusses the campaign being waged against him and other topics related to the June 7th primary election.

Elk Grove News readers know we report on contributions received by candidates and elected officials. When asked by a reader why the answer is simple.

A recent Twitter posting from a news editor offered an interesting thought, especially as it relates to political polling.

On Thursday, April 21st, The Women Democrats of Sacramento County, National Women’s Political Caucus of Sacramento, and the Capital Women’s Campaign sponsored a debate for the three candidates -all Democrats - for the California State Senate District 8.

Those candidates are Angelique Ashby, Raffa Garcia, and Dave Jones.

The format was changed to a town hall-style meeting because one of the candidates, Sacramento Vice Mayor Ashby was diagnosed with COVID just hours prior to the event.

Rather than cancel the meeting, Ashby’s campaign manager Katie Nazlik spoke on her behalf. We wish the vice mayor a speedy recovery.

The discussion was moderated by the chairperson of the Sacramento County Democratic Party, Ms. Traci Stafford.

We have provided a list of the questions for a guide.  Towards the middle of the discussion Stafford’s voice did not record property, so the list of questions can provide a point of reference.

There were five general topics covered in the forum

In addition to the prepared questions, there were questions submitted by the audience. We have not included that recording as the audience questions were inaudible.

We hope you find this recording useful as you determine how you will cast your vote.

This year Sacramento County Voters will elect a new District attorney. The next district attorney will be only the third elected to the position in 28 years.

One of the candidates is Mr. Thien Ho, who has over years 20 years of experience with the Sacramento County District attorney's office. On this edition of Elk Grove News Podcasts, we’ll hear more from Ho on a variety of issues.

This interview was conducted on Wednesday, April 20.

Like most communities, Elk Grove has a growing population of homeless people. In response, the city has formed a homeless task force.