Elk Grove Citizen

1 month ago | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

May 01, 2025 11:29AM●By Sean P. Thomas, City EditorELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The City of Elk Grove has awarded approximately $350,000 in sponsorship grants to 44 nonprofit organizations as part of its Event Sponsorship Grant Program, a city-supported initiative aimed at bolstering events that foster community connection. Now in its 13th year, the grant program is funded by the city’s general fund and supports events held within Elk Grove city limits. Applications, which closed on Feb.

1 month ago | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

The relocation project, first proposed in 2021, aimed to move the agingLand Park facility to a larger, modern site in Elk Grove near Kammerer Road andLotz Parkway. Photo courtesy of City of Elk Grove ELK GROVE,CA (MPG) - Plans to relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove have beenofficially canceled, bringing an end to years of planning and negotiations. Theannouncement was made on Wednesday via a city news release.

Jan 23, 2025 | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Motorists breaking traffic laws around Elk Grove Unified School District campuses can expect citations through the mail after the Elk Grove Police Department reiterated plans to use video evidence to help deter parking complaints around schools. The Police Department reminded the community of the new plans via a Facebook post last week in response to numerous complaints from community members about improperly parked vehicles and motorists who stop improperly near schools.

Jan 16, 2025 | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - City Manager Jason Behrmann discussed the recently announced plans for Michael Hargis’ Slow & Low smokehouse to reopen as Horn Elk Grove and $500,000 of city funds used to help guarantee a loan for improvement of the space. Behrmann said “most” of the funds were used to make permanent upgrades to the restaurant location prior to opening, and those improvements will be used by incoming barbecue magnate Matt Horn.

Jan 16, 2025 | egcitizen.com | Sean Thomas

ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - The Elk Grove City Council took a significant step toward making its Elk Grove Boulevard Library Improvement Project a reality at its first meeting of 2025 with the approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a nearly $10,000,000 construction contract for the project. At a Jan. 8 City Council meeting, the council unanimously approved the resolution allowing the city manager to execute a contract with the Sunnyvale-based company SC Builders, Inc.