Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty
Editor’s update: As of 8/17/21, the FEC still reports receiving none of Patterson’s overdue filings covering a year of fundraising in the...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Jeff Burdick
Oct 13, 2020
Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations
Sacramento Republican candidate for Congress Buzz Patterson has failed to report any of its campaign fundraising and spending as required by
Jeff Burdick
Oct 9, 2020
Patterson’s endorsers largely silent on far-right ties
For the past week, The Sacto Politico has reached out to 13 different endorsers of the Patterson campaign. Only three reaffirmed their...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 9, 2020
Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team
In July, Republican Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson hosted a former national strategist from one of the largest purported hate groups
Jeff Burdick
Oct 9, 2020
Why we published Patterson scoops
This package exposes a surprising number of far-right connections by a major-party-endorsed candidate for Congress (Buzz Patterson, CA-7).
Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
October surprise: Progressives now tops in Dem party
Watershed elections are rare. Even rarer are watersheds of which the chief beneficiaries are unaware. This appears the case for...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of
A 1,500-word story represents quite a dedication of time and effort, but it’s ultimately Sacramento readers who were the most shortchanged.
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.
Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
By the Numbers: Elk Grove & new city council districts
Political demographic information for Elk Grove, California.
Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
Watching 2020 political ads. A review.
Styles in political advertising change slowly. Watch most current negative ads, and you’ll likely see the same decades-old...
Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
A further note on S+W Benchmark Accuracy
A further note on S+W Benchmark Accuracy
Jeff Burdick
Sep 15, 2020
Welcome to SactoPolitico.com
The inspiration for this site was to address the increasing lack of quality local political coverage that’s essential to democracy.
Jeff Burdick
Sep 15, 2020
Why did Sacto media cover extremist rally but not the extremism?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aug. 1 on the steps of the California’s state capitol, the state GOP-endorsed Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 11, 2020
Can Biden produce permanent campaign finance reform?
Even though Biden will have raised more than $1 billion, I can still see a scenario in which he takes up campaign finance in earnest.
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