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Progressive House candidate Derek Marshall on winning rural votes

May 16, 2022

Progressive House candidate Derek Marshall on winning rural votes

Progressive Derek Marshall is challenging freshman GOP Congressman Jay Obernolte in the new CA-23 Congressional District, which comprises...

H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rally

Jeff Burdick

May 16, 2022

H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rally

Justin Ha is a 17-year-old news editor for the Granite Bay High School newspaper in Placer County, Calif. In February, he became the only...

Can Sacramento Progressive finish Top 2 in CA-7 House race?

Jeff Burdick

May 16, 2022

Can Sacramento Progressive finish Top 2 in CA-7 House race?

In California districts dominated by a single party, the state’s all-in primary system creates a very different kind of voting choice –...

$50M state aid for Sacto’s American River opposed by homeless groups

Omid Manavirad

May 16, 2022

$50M state aid for Sacto’s American River opposed by homeless groups

This story was produced by the award-winning newsweekly Sacramento News & Review and co-published here with permission. California...

4th Major Sacramento-area GOP Campaign Criticizes Sac Bee Ed Board

Jeff Burdick

May 2, 2022

4th Major Sacramento-area GOP Campaign Criticizes Sac Bee Ed Board

The 2022 primary season has quickly turned into a losing referendum on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board. Two weeks ago, three major GOP...

Midterm checkup: How healthy is California democracy?

Jeff Burdick

Apr 26, 2022

Midterm checkup: How healthy is California democracy?

Maintaining a healthy democracy is like maintaining a healthy body. Regular attention and checkups are required. Fortunately, each...

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Jeff Burdick

Apr 26, 2022

Shawn Collins for Governor on get-tough policies, CRT & reorienting the GOP

Shawn Collins is an 41-year-old Orange County Republican, corporate attorney and eight-year veteran of the Navy legal “JAG” corps. He...

Hate Triangle: Sheriff Jones, Kiley & Sac Bee

Jeff Burdick

Apr 26, 2022

Hate Triangle: Sheriff Jones, Kiley & Sac Bee

When a top Congressional candidate refuses a newspaper’s invitation to sit for an endorsement interview, that often says a bit about the...

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...

Most Attorney General candidates taking the fifth

Jeff Burdick

Apr 12, 2022

Most Attorney General candidates taking the fifth

Most frontrunning incumbents avoid debate stages. Especially in crowded primary fields, debates pose too much risk of wall-to-wall...

No comment from Rep. Matsui on opioid donations, legislative record & other mega-fined donors

Jeff Burdick

Apr 12, 2022

No comment from Rep. Matsui on opioid donations, legislative record & other mega-fined donors

Last issue, SactoPolitico.com exclusively reported a call from Congressional CA-7 Democratic challenger Jimmy Fremgen for the Democratic...

Q&A: California State Lobbying with Chris Micheli

Jeff Burdick

Apr 12, 2022

Q&A: California State Lobbying with Chris Micheli

Last month, veteran Sacramento lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli published a unique collection of 49 essays by current and former...

By the Numbers: California House races & voter registration update

Jeff Burdick

Apr 12, 2022

By the Numbers: California House races & voter registration update

Last week, the California Secretary of State office issued its latest statewide voter registration figures. These come with less than a...

Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?

Many items in the following midterm election roundup remind me of a 1990s quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. When asked...

CA-7 Congressional candidate Jimmy Fremgen Q&A

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional candidate Jimmy Fremgen Q&A

Congressional redistricting significantly rearranged Sacramento County’s two Congressional districts. Instead of the current city-suburb...

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Jeff Burdick

Mar 29, 2022

CA-7 Congressional hopeful Max Semenenko Q&A

Ukrainian-born Maksim “Max” Semenenko is a 39-year-old father of four (with a fifth on the way) and owner of his own construction...

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....

SactoPolitico probe: Board of Equalization incumbent admits filing false endorsement by Newsom

Jeff Burdick

Mar 13, 2022

SactoPolitico probe: Board of Equalization incumbent admits filing false endorsement by Newsom

Through a SactoPolitico.com investigation, Democratic California Board of Equalization member Mike Schaefer (District 4) has been found...