Guest essays

Gov. Newsom: A ‘Solar Tax’ Threatens Your Climate Legacy

Esperanza Vielma, Ambrose Carroll and Francisco Moreno

Nov 5, 2022

Gov. Newsom: A ‘Solar Tax’ Threatens Your Climate Legacy

Esperanza Vielma, Ambrose Carroll and Francisco Moreno are founders of the Coalition for Environmental Equity and Economics (CEEE) and...

Ben Testani

Nov 5, 2022

How to Turnout Young Voters Each Fall

A frequent election question received from readers – particularly Democrats – is how more young voters can be engaged and turned out to...

Sacramento Stonewall Dems denounce school board candidate’s transgender bathroom comment

Mario Guerrero

Oct 21, 2022

Sacramento Stonewall Dems denounce school board candidate’s transgender bathroom comment

Mario Guerrero is president of Stonewall Democrats of Greater Sacramento. Its mission is to advance equal rights for all people,...

Voters: Make 3 times a charm for Prop 29 dialysis reforms

Ben Testani

Oct 21, 2022

Voters: Make 3 times a charm for Prop 29 dialysis reforms

Ben Testani is a 24-year-old digital strategist for progressive political causes. Based in Oakland, he also authors the Substack column...

Sacramento’s municipal utility wildly overspends on executive pay, marketing & other fixed costs

Derek Cressman

Oct 6, 2022

Sacramento’s municipal utility wildly overspends on executive pay, marketing & other fixed costs

Derek Cressman is a longtime government watchdog and Sacramento resident for the last 22 years. He is also a current candidate this fall...

In Newsom-DeSantis rivalry, it’ll surprise who’s better on rooftop solar

Nick Pilch

Aug 18, 2022

In Newsom-DeSantis rivalry, it’ll surprise who’s better on rooftop solar

Nick Pilch is an environmentalist and from 2014-2020 was a Council Member in the Bay Area town of Albany, Calif. This included serving as...

How ADA compliant is your website? Digital accessibility lawsuits rise in California

Pat Needles

Jul 31, 2022

How ADA compliant is your website? Digital accessibility lawsuits rise in California

Pat Needles is vice president of Equidox PDF Accessibility Solutions, an Ohio-based firm that specializes in helping organizations make...

Mission critical: CPUC can (finally) meet its mission by saving rooftop solar incentives

Susannah Saunders & Rebecca Elliot

Jun 24, 2022

Mission critical: CPUC can (finally) meet its mission by saving rooftop solar incentives

Revision of California’s rooftop solar program has received more guest essay submissions than any other issue in SactoPolitico.com...

San Bernardino County Democrats unified behind pair of union issues

Ed Millican

Jun 24, 2022

San Bernardino County Democrats unified behind pair of union issues

Ed Millican is an elected member of the central committee of the San Bernardino County Democratic Party and a California Teachers...

Rooftop solar advice for Gov. Newsom from low-income solar installer

Elizabeth Galante

Jun 9, 2022

Rooftop solar advice for Gov. Newsom from low-income solar installer

California’s Net Energy Metering program (NEM) has encouraged about 9% of the state’s electrical ratepayers to install solar systems on...

Latinx Voters key to Dems flipping Central Valley seats & keeping U.S. House

Irene Kao & Hatzune Aguilar

May 22, 2022

Latinx Voters key to Dems flipping Central Valley seats & keeping U.S. House

Irene Kao is executive director of Courage California, a statewide progressive organization uniting communities for progressive change,...

Guest essay: California needs a climate courage budget

Mary Creasman

Apr 26, 2022

Guest essay: California needs a climate courage budget

Mary Creasman is the CEO of California Environmental Voters. Formerly the California League of Conservation Voters, EnviroVoters is a...

Guest essay: To fix nursing homes, listen to nursing home workers

Henry Stern & April Verrett

Apr 26, 2022

Guest essay: To fix nursing homes, listen to nursing home workers

California State Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) has made elder protection a priority in his legislative career. In 2021, he authored...

Carolee Krieger

Apr 26, 2022

Deep reservations on Sites Reservoir

Carolee Krieger is executive director of the California Water Impact Network, a state-wide organization that advocates for the equitable...

Gov. Newsom: Forget PG&E crocodile tears; save rooftop solar

Jennifer Tanner

Mar 29, 2022

Gov. Newsom: Forget PG&E crocodile tears; save rooftop solar

Jennifer Tanner is the director of Indivisible’s Green Team, which represents hundreds of Indivisible chapters across California....

Guest Essay: SB 983 will help Californians fix products faster, less expensively

Elizabeth Chamberlain & Sander Kushen

Mar 5, 2022

Guest Essay: SB 983 will help Californians fix products faster, less expensively

Elizabeth Chamberlain is Director of Sustainability for the free repair manual website iFixit, where she heads internal sustainability...

Gov. Newsom: Don’t let sun go down on rooftop solar

Lee Miller

Jan 26, 2022

Gov. Newsom: Don’t let sun go down on rooftop solar

Sacramento County-resident Lee Miller is a Board Member with Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide nonprofit association of California solar...

Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal

Dave Rosenfeld

Dec 15, 2021

Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal

Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the San Diego-based Solar Rights Alliance. He has been a community organizer for more than 20...

Incoming SAFE Credit Union CEO to maintain corporate responsibility focus

Faye Nabhani

Nov 26, 2021

Incoming SAFE Credit Union CEO to maintain corporate responsibility focus

Last week, Faye Nabhani was named SAFE Credit Union’s incoming President/CEO. Currently Chief Credit Officer for Folsom-based bank, she...

California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks

Robert Herrell

Nov 26, 2021

California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks

Robert Herrell is executive director of the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), a statewide non-profit that has been advocating for...