Crime · Elk Grove, CA
Two students were hospitalized Wednesday after a fight at Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove escalated into a stabbing near the gym, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. One student remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries while the other's injuries are no longer considered life-threatening. Two juvenile suspects, ages 15 and 16, were arrested for attempted murder after police recovered a knife at the scene; one suspect attended Pleasant Grove High School and the other attended a different Elk Grove Unified School District high school. The district plans to deploy additional safety personnel on campus Thursday and make a crisis team available to students and staff.
Crime · Elk Grove, CA
A 59-year-old Elk Grove man allegedly threatened people he did not know with an axe before locking himself in his apartment on the 9400 block of Harbour Point Drive, according to Elk Grove police. Officers responded Tuesday afternoon and engaged in a standoff during which the man continued yelling and displaying the axe through his windows. He surrendered around 10 p.m. and was booked into Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of felony criminal threats and misdemeanor charges of exhibiting a deadly weapon and resisting or obstructing a peace officer.
Local Politics · Elk Grove, CA
The Elk Grove City Council met October 28, 2026, hearing a staff report with recommendations to repurpose two city-owned structures in Old Town: the recently closed library facility and the teen center building on Elk Grove Blvd. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen presided over the meeting, which concluded in under two hours. Council members also received comments on non-agenda items.
Local Politics · Elk Grove, CA
Several residents spoke during non-agenda public comments at the Oct. 28, 2026, Elk Grove City Council meeting, raising concerns about city surveillance practices, multi-million-dollar cost recovery tied to Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen's failed Sacramento Zoo project, and neighborhood parking and traffic issues. A video of the full meeting was scheduled to be posted later that evening.
Local Politics · Elk Grove, CA
Elk Grove District 4 City Councilman Sergio Robles issued a response following reported Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the city, which drew criticism from a local mutual-aid group on social media. The group, posting as elkgrove.activism.mutualaid, called his statement insufficient and urged concrete action rather than expressions of concern. The post referenced a March community meeting at which Elk Grove Police Chief Robert Davis addressed EGPD's policy regarding ICE operations, including whether officers would verify agents' credentials during warrantless entries.
Nearby · Local Politics · Sacramento, CA
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (82) and Sacramento City Councilmember Mai Vang (41) made their final campaign arguments to voters in California's 7th Congressional District ahead of the November 3 election. The district, redrawn under Proposition 50 approved in November 2025, spans parts of Sacramento, El Dorado, and San Joaquin counties including Elk Grove, Galt, Placerville, and portions of Sacramento and Lodi. A Data for Progress poll conducted August 18-21 found Vang at 32% and Matsui at 28%, with 40% undecided or skipping the race. The candidates clashed on abolishing ICE versus restructuring it, Medicare for All versus defending existing federal programs, and restoring DEI workforce cuts versus leveraging seniority to protect residents. Both condemned Trump administration immigration enforcement tactics connected to the Moss Federal Building in Sacramento.
Nearby · Local Politics · Sacramento County
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 28, U.S. District Judge David Carter issued a 26-page ruling rejecting the Trump administration's demand that California set aside ballots cast by approximately 20,000 voters the Justice Department claims may not be U.S. citizens. The challenge stemmed from a Department of Homeland Security dataset flagging possible noncitizens on state voter rolls. In a separate case last week, federal prosecutors charged 28 people with registering or voting illegally, while another judge called the government's list "flawed" and barred investigators from using it to interrogate people until after the Nov. 3 election. Carter expressed concern that setting aside so many ballots could disenfranchise legitimate voters. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined Monday to intervene before Carter's ruling; the matter may proceed to appellate courts and ultimately the U.S. Supreme Court.
