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 –...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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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...
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...
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
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...
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,...
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?
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...
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
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...
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).
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...
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.
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...
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