Might California political parties realign before national parties?
Earlier this month, Elk Grove News editor D.A. Gougherty made an interesting observation on his podcast after California’s Democratic...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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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...
Jeff Burdick
Jan 7, 2022
In Local 1000 power struggle, choice of local media clear
A major story involving the largest public employee union in California continues to unwind like a soap opera – though a soap opera with...
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...
Jeff Burdick
Dec 15, 2021
What’s your favorite place in Sacramento?
For the 2nd holiday season, Sacto Politico takes a step back from raw politics to ask another non-political question of a varied...
Jeff Burdick
Dec 15, 2021
Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021
Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...
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...
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...
Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2021
Review of newest California Congressional map drafts
California’s draft Congressional maps are changing fast. Saturday, Sacto Politico published our first distillation of the first draft...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 30, 2021
First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises
A small tremor rumbled through California politics this week when the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released its earliest...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 24, 2021
Fiery SEIU 1000 power fight sucks in Democratic Party
SEIU Local 1000 is by far California’s largest union of state employees with nearly 100,000 represented members and a $46 million annual...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 24, 2021
Does California need a statewide debate commission?
Every election provides sort of an MRI snapshot of the health of the democratic process. Take California’s recent recall election. This...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 30, 2021
Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more
Following the landslide defeat of the $276 million recall, a prominent storyline has been how many state Republicans were in threadbare...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 30, 2021
Why CA bill to protect donors from online scam failed
A major challenge for achieving effective governance involves shrinking newsrooms. As far less about government gets covered, citizens...
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...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 9, 2021
A proud anniversary covering California politics
With this issue, the SactoPolitico.com marks its first full year of publishing. Coincidentally, that’s the paper anniversary, which is...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 30, 2021
Why we published: Great Debate Mystery stories
This the third time I’ve written a “Why we published” editorial in the Sacto Politico’s first year of existence. Each time, the occasion...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 30, 2021
GOP candidates decry Sacto Press Club secrecy
This article was updated at 10:20 a.m. PT based on new information. See editor’s notes. When political candidates take debate questions...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 26, 2021
Centrist Dem Kevin Paffrath surprises in recall polls
Realtor and self-described financial educator Kevin Paffrath is the shiny, new addition to the recall election. But many who didn’t see...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 26, 2021
John Cox subpoena mystery: Who provided debate ticket?
Over the last four California Recall Debates – including last night’s – the potential replacement candidates have answered dozens of...
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