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...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Jeff Burdick
Aug 11, 2021
4 House Republicans using deceptive fundraising trick
The standard official portrait poses members of Congress like patriots in front of a U.S. flag. But with four House members from...
Jeff Burdick
Aug 11, 2021
GOP debate summons Critical Race Theory boogeyman
The GOP Recall Debate last week wasn’t a true debate. Except for a couple pokes at former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, the four...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 29, 2021
Watch for this at Aug. 4 California GOP Recall Debate
On Aug. 4, five California GOP candidates in the Sept. 14 recall election will debate ending Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration early....
Jeff Burdick
Jul 29, 2021
New wrinkles in CA-3 Garamendi-Hamilton rematch
Last weekend, the Sacramento Bee scored a nice fundraising scoop about Republican Tamika Hamilton’s rematch attempt to upset 7-term U.S....
Jeff Burdick
Jul 29, 2021
Dizzying by design: Valadao’s complicated fundraising
Last week, The New Republic published the results of my four-month investigation into widespread use of a previously obscure campaign...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 29, 2021
Living ‘DaVita’ loca: Federal charges shame no pols
On July 15, the U.S. Justice Department announced the latest in a long string of indictments against the giant dialysis company DaVita...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 14, 2021
Kevin Faulconer on wildfires, Jan. 6 and crime
Republican recall gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer was San Diego mayor from 2014 to 2020. There he built a record as a...
Jeff Burdick
Jul 14, 2021
Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages
Since the start of the year, South Florida native Marcela Mulholland has served as political director for Data for Progress, a...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 28, 2021
Sacramento’s political age of the aged in Congress
Last week, California marked the 88th birthday of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) with both congratulations and public exultations to...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 28, 2021
When will ex-U.S. Rep. T.J. Cox announce candidacy?
Future control of the U.S. House of Representatives may well come down to just a few 2022 midterm races. Given this, it’s surprising how...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 28, 2021
OpenSecrets’ Sheila Krumholz on campaign finance reform
Last month, the two leading watchdogs of U.S. political fundraising announced their merger. The Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 18, 2021
Update: SEIU Local 1000 finalizes president vote
On Friday afternoon June 18, SEIU Local 1000 emailed its 96,000 state employee members the below update regarding official protests...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 15, 2021
Serious charges, counter-charges fly at SEIU Local 1000
Richard Louis Brown, 51, has heard it all. He’s been told he’s a black man who is too loud, too angry, too confrontational, too willing...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 15, 2021
Editorial: Why we published SEIU Local 1000 story
On June 10, The Sacto Politico published a fascinating and informative Q&A interview with in-coming SEIU Local 1000 President Richard...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 10, 2021
John Cox on homelessness, vaccines & election fraud
This is the second in a series of Q&As with top gubernatorial recall candidates. Doug Ose was featured in April, and other candidates are...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 10, 2021
SEIU’s Richard Louis Brown on being agent of change
Later this month, California state employee Richard Louis Brown will be sworn in as president of SEIU Local 1000 after upsetting longtime...
Jeff Burdick
Jun 10, 2021
Braden Murphy launches historic statewide campaign
On May 31, Braden Murphy declared his candidacy for the District 1 seat on the statewide California Board of Equalization (BOE). This...
Jeff Burdick
May 31, 2021
What AB 1139 brawl means for future of rooftop solar
Editor’s update: The next month after publication, many were surprised when AB 1139 described below failed to earn majority support in...
Jeff Burdick
May 17, 2021
Former US Rep. Waxman on history of leadership PACs
Henry Waxman served 40 years as a Democratic Congressman for Los Angeles. From 1975 to 2015, he carved a memorable legacy in health care....
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