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...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 9, 2021
Is Sac County quietly accepting redistricting losses?
EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. At the Congressional...
Jeff Burdick
Nov 9, 2021
Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.
EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. Much can still change...
Jeff Burdick
Nov 9, 2021
House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service
Editor’s note 1/10/22: Due to Congressional redistricting in California, the number of the district Jones is running in has changed to...
Fatima T. Malik & Roger Freeman
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...
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
Oct 24, 2021
Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex
At the federal level, the term “campaign fundraising” is a partial misnomer. That’s because the majority of such funds does little to run...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 30, 2021
New trends favoring Calif. Dems in U.S. House races
Politicos throughout California are closely awaiting the outcome of the redistricting for federal and state seats. Per a decision last...
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...
Jeff Burdick
Sep 9, 2021
Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang on passion & politics
Passion is a major moving force in politics. Some are passionate about change or to maintain the status quo or for their own ambition....
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
Supervisor Frost on vax mandates, Sac Bee criticisms
The Sacramento Bee editorial board is no stranger to trafficking in sophomoric insult. In recent years, it has called targets “dimwits”...
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