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California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks

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...

Is Sac County quietly accepting redistricting losses?

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...

Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.

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...

House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service

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...

The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD

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...

Forget more Californias. We need more legislators

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...

Review of newest California Congressional map drafts

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...

First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises

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...

Fiery SEIU 1000 power fight sucks in Democratic Party

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...

Does California need a statewide debate commission?

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...

Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex

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...

New trends favoring Calif. Dems in U.S. House races

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...

Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more

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...

Why CA bill to protect donors from online scam failed

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...

Sacramento Councilmember Mai Vang on passion & politics

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....

Guest essay: SEIU Local 1000’s anti-democratic cabal

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...

A proud anniversary covering California politics

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...

Why we published: Great Debate Mystery stories

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...

GOP candidates decry Sacto Press Club secrecy

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...

Supervisor Frost on vax mandates, Sac Bee criticisms

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”...