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Sac Bee again on wrong warpath against extremist-tied Kevin Kiley
The best weapon journalists have against questionable politics is good, thoughtful journalism. But such an arrow is once again missing...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 18, 2022
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Could a vacancy tax help housing affordability in Sacramento?
This story was originally published by the award-winning newsweekly Sacramento News & Review and is co-published here with permission....
Alex Muegge
Aug 18, 2022
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Midterm roundup: Kiley fundraising off concerns about radical associations
Friday night, South Carolina’s capital newspaper The State reported House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) swung by that state GOP’s...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 31, 2022
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Obituary for Sacramento Bee election coverage
The Washington Post has the most memorable and consequential motto in journalism: “Democracy dies in darkness.” Adopted in 2017, the...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 31, 2022
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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...
Pat Needles
Jul 31, 2022
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Kurinsky-Malos on managing hot CA-3 House race in momentous times
A 25-year-old Oregon native, Michaela Kurinsky-Malos has worked every election cycle since 2016 including in Oregon, Washington, Illinois...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 12, 2022
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California College Republican on students, CRT & generational politics
Christian Lucia Hunter of Dixon, Calif., is the Northern Regional Director for the California College Republicans. After first attending...
Justin Ha
Jul 12, 2022
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AD-5 candidate Rebecca Chenoweth on her husband’s healthcare fraud conviction
With 94% of the June 7 primary vote counted, Rebecca Chenoweth is currently in first place in California Assembly District 5 which...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 12, 2022
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Can David (Dodson) topple Democrats’ unethical “goliath”?
The four elected seats on the California Board of Equalization (BOE) are the least powerful and least sexy of California’s constitutional...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 24, 2022
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Thanks for the memorabilia! Reno to host return of political collectibles convention next month
Covid threw a wrench into a lot of national convention schedules. So it may be with a sigh of relief for political memorabilia lovers...
Justin Ha
Jun 24, 2022
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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...
Susannah Saunders & Rebecca Elliot
Jun 24, 2022
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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...
Ed Millican
Jun 24, 2022
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18 y.o. Santa Clarita organizer on March for Our Lives & gun violence ‘dread’
This Sunday, June 11, March for Our Lives will convene its second set of nationwide marches against gun violence – especially in U.S....
Jeff Burdick
Jun 9, 2022
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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...
Elizabeth Galante
Jun 9, 2022
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Time for new Constitutional amendments? History says ‘yes’
Quick quiz: Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the most recent U.S. Constitutional amendment. What was it? Answer: The...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 9, 2022
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How ‘voter apathy’ should inspire the news media
In the last week, a bit of digital ink was spilled about how registered voter turnout for California’s primaries this week would be far...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 9, 2022
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In AD-10 race, Nguyen’s “lifelong Democrat” gaffe jumped on by Guerra camp
In politics, the unforced error can keep campaigns up at night. Such may be the case for the Sacramento-area Stephanie Nguyen for State...
Jeff Burdick
May 22, 2022
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Roundup: Calif.’s Far Right flares up in U.S. Senate, House, Sacto Co. Sheriff races
Perhaps given how strongly blue California is, most media outlets give light, if any, coverage to how radicalized a large part of the...
Jeff Burdick
May 22, 2022
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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,...
Irene Kao & Hatzune Aguilar
May 22, 2022
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After SactoPolitico probes, US House members change fundraising tactic; donor refunded $1,000
“Accountability journalism” strives to hold individuals – usually the powerful – accountable for activities that, while legal, may...
Jeff Burdick
May 16, 2022
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