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The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD

Nov 9, 2021

The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD

Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...

Forget more Californias. We need more legislators

Steve Woolpert

Nov 9, 2021

Forget more Californias. We need more legislators

Steve Woolpert is professor of politics at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. Is California too big to govern? In our state’s...

Guest essay: SEIU Local 1000’s anti-democratic cabal

Jack Dean

Sep 9, 2021

Guest essay: SEIU Local 1000’s anti-democratic cabal

Jack Dean is President of District Labor Council 792 within SEIU Local 1000. He lives in Susanville, Calif., and is a member of the...

Guest essay: Vote No on recall to cont. justice reform

Carolina Mendez

Aug 26, 2021

Guest essay: Vote No on recall to cont. justice reform

Carolina Mendez is a member of Chispa, a grassroots political organization for young Latinxs in Orange County. She is also a recent...

Yvonne Yiu

Aug 11, 2021

Yvonne Yiu on financially empowering California

California State Controllers are limited to two consecutive terms in office, and several candidates have already declared their intention...

Sunny Mojonnier

Aug 11, 2021

Sunny Mojonnier on California women’s political history

In the 1980s, Joyce “Sunny” Mojonnier represented San Diego in the state Assembly becoming just the 30th women elected to the California...

Which recall candidate has best homelessness plan?

Anthony Carrasco

Jul 14, 2021

Which recall candidate has best homelessness plan?

Anthony R. Carrasco was a founding member of the City of Berkeley’s Homeless Services Panel of Experts, served as the External Affairs...

Guest Essay: Calif. Climate Action Budget must double

Ann Hancock

May 31, 2021

Guest Essay: Calif. Climate Action Budget must double

As a Californian who has experienced crushing heat waves, public safety power shut-offs, and wildfire evacuations, I am hopeful that...

Candidate Essay: Is it Time for a Mom for State Senate?

Angelique Ashby

May 31, 2021

Candidate Essay: Is it Time for a Mom for State Senate?

At one time, I was a young single mom in Sacramento. My oldest son Nate and I lived in low-income housing. We used food stamps and...

Guest Essay: 100% Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030?

Doug Linney

Apr 28, 2021

Guest Essay: 100% Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030?

This month, California lost its decades-long lead at the environmental forefront. In the race to eliminate one of the largest sources of...

Guest Essay: AB 1177 to open banking options for all

Calif. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago

Apr 14, 2021

Guest Essay: AB 1177 to open banking options for all

COVID-19 put a spotlight on a troubling reality: Black and Brown Californians work disproportionately as frontline essential workers in...

Candidate essay: Let’s build a better Calif. Dem. Party

Delaine Eastin

Mar 31, 2021

Candidate essay: Let’s build a better Calif. Dem. Party

Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...

Candidate Essay: Proven Leadership in Challenging Times

Rusty Hicks

Mar 31, 2021

Candidate Essay: Proven Leadership in Challenging Times

Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...

Candidate Essay: For Shared Prosperity in Sacramento

Caity Maple

Mar 10, 2021

Candidate Essay: For Shared Prosperity in Sacramento

When I left home at the age of 16, I remember thinking that I would be back at some point – I was wrong. I found myself bouncing around...

Andrés Ramos

Jan 5, 2021

Candidate for DPSC Chair: Andrés Ramos

Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...

Tracie Stafford

Jan 5, 2021

Candidate for DPSC Chair: Tracie Stafford

Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...

Guest Essay: COVID-19 & Calif.’s Unincorporated Areas

Michael J. Seaman

Nov 16, 2020

Guest Essay: COVID-19 & Calif.’s Unincorporated Areas

More than 6 million people in California live in urbanized unincorporated areas, without an elected mayor or city councils to focus on...

Candidate Essay: Improving are voc-ed offerings

Chris Yatooma

Oct 1, 2020

Candidate Essay: Improving are voc-ed offerings

Vocational education offerings must be expanded to meet needs in Sacramento County and El Dorado counties.