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

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory

Jeff Burdick

Jan 5, 2021

Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory

In the 2020 general election, Sacramento County reached its highest voter participation level (82.6%) since 1964, but outpacing every...

Hasta La Gustus: Sac Bee Editor moving on

Jeff Burdick

Dec 2, 2020

Hasta La Gustus: Sac Bee Editor moving on

In a roundabout way, the Sacramento Bee’s recent announcement of the imminent departure of its president and editor, Lauren Gustus,...

How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying

Jeff Burdick

Nov 4, 2020

How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying

U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) has spent more than $1.1 million this cycle but without facing any major opposition. So what did he spend it on?

Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty

Jeff Burdick

Nov 4, 2020

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...

Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations

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

Patterson’s endorsers largely silent on far-right ties

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...

Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team

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).

October surprise: Progressives now tops in Dem party

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...

Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of

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.

Why did Sacto media cover extremist rally but not the extremism?

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...