Steve Ly is running for a 3rd term in the 2020 mayoral race against Bobbie Singh-Allen and Brian Pastor. Mayor Ly was elected to be the City Councilmember for District 4 in 2014.Įlected on November 8, 2016, and winning re-election on December 12, 2018, he has advocated for youth education and empowerment, boosting the economy with more infrastructure, civic amenities, and jobs. He has also provided academic support and counseling to youth in juvenile hall. Steve has served as the Director to Serve Elk Grove and Director to Asian Pacific School Board Members Association, Director to the Hmong National Development, Director to the National Parent Teacher Home Visitation Project, with the Elk Grove Optimist Club, Executive Board member of SEIU-UHW, Sacramento County Sheriffs Community Advisory Board, California State Advisory Council on Refugee Assistance and Services, Carroll Elementary School Site Council, Boards official liaison to Sacramento County Office of Education, Elk Grove School Board's Clerk, and as Elk Grove City Councilman. He graduated the University of California, Davis with a degree in Sociology and Political Science. Steve and his family immigrated from Xiangkhouang Province, Laos, to the United States, during the Vietnam War, starting his new life at age 4. On November 3, 2020, Ly was defeated by Bobbie Singh-Allen in his bid for a third term as mayor. He is the second directly elected mayor of Elk Grove and the first ethnically Hmong mayor in the United States.
Steve Ly also served on the Elk Grove Unified School District, Board of Trustees. Before serving as mayor, he was a part of the Elk Grove City Council of District 4. “Excellent that I could be persuasive at this late hour,” Singh-Allen responded.Steve Ly is an American politician who served as mayor of Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California from 2016 to 2020. “As much as I’m being a Grinch, you have persuaded me that there is a need,” Brewer said. “I think from a branding perspective, from marketing, it would be a need because as our city continues to grow, so does the branding.”įollowing the mayor’s comments, Brewer shifted gears and said he would support further study of Spease’s entry sign initiative. “Answering the need versus want, I guess you put that out there,” Singh Allen said as she looked at Brewer. “It’s great branding for our city, particularly as our city continues to grow.”Īddressing Brewer’s tepid support, Singh-Allen said they are vital to the city’s growth. “I like the idea of signs,” Singh-Allen said. Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen expressed support for Spease’s endeavor. See Werner and Lawrence’s discussion on the event signs in the video below. The other events sign is on the southeast corner of Elk Grove and Big Horn boulevards. Kristyn Lawrence told Spease and his colleagues they are not popular with advertisers and are a “chore to keep them current.”Īs of Monday, April 10, the event sign located on westbound Laguna and West Stockon boulevards displayed a March 10 event. While Werner avoided directly answering the question citing the lack of data, Elk Grove’s public information officer was unambiguous. Spease also questioned Werner about the effectiveness of the city’s two event advertising signs. After he discussed it further, Brewer answered his question by saying, “Right now, to be honest, neither.”įollowing Brewer, Spease said he wanted to signs that would generate civic pride and a sense of place. “Is this a want or a need,” Brewer asked. Werner reported the estimated project cost for the five medium size signs as between $125,000 and $500,000.ĭuring city council deliberation, freshman Councilmember Rod Brewer was tepid to the idea. The public works department will now develop, and present project plans at a future meeting. Of the choices offered by Werner, the city council said they were interested in pursuing medium-sized signs.
This project will pursue so-called entry, “welcome to” signs at five motorist entrance points to Elk Grove.Īfter receiving a presentation by public works director Jeff Werner, the city council directed staff further develop a project. Led by Elk Grove Vice Mayor Kevin Spease, the city will endeavor another sign project. Advertisers uninterested in city’s 2 event signs
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