Week in Review, Aug. 21: Police Lawsuit, Fasting Students

Even news junkies have to play catch-up sometime. Were you busy getting the kids off to the first week of school, or trying to enjoy a last taste of summer? Here's your cheat-sheet on what happened in Elk Grove this week.

Local Muslim students shared their experiences balancing their studies with their religious traditions.

John Hesselbein, the man shot in the cheek by an Elk Grove cop in January, filed suit against the city and the Elk Grove Police Department. The complaint revealed the existence of other witnesses to the shooting who aren't Elk Grove police officers.

New electoral district maps for California were approved, then immediately challenged by Republicans.

Columnist Jane Gassner wondered if the healthcare industry will save the city's economy.

Picketers marched outside Verizon Wireless to draw attention to a nationwide communications workers strike.

The local Congressman answered tough questions from the right and left at a meeting that saw at least one protester ejected.