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Jeff Burdick
Jul 31, 2022
Obituary for Sacramento Bee election coverage
The Washington Post has the most memorable and consequential motto in journalism: “Democracy dies in darkness.” Adopted in 2017, the...
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Jeff Burdick
May 2, 2022
4th Major Sacramento-area GOP Campaign Criticizes Sac Bee Ed Board
The 2022 primary season has quickly turned into a losing referendum on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board. Two weeks ago, three major GOP...
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Jeff Burdick
Apr 26, 2022
Midterm checkup: How healthy is California democracy?
Maintaining a healthy democracy is like maintaining a healthy body. Regular attention and checkups are required. Fortunately, each...
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Jeff Burdick
Dec 15, 2020
S/P OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for common good?
This story is part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. Maine’s unsuccessful Senate candidate Sara Gideon made...
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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,...
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2020
The Shame of Our Campaigns, a primer
Editor’s note: The Sacto Politco’s “Shame of Our Campaigns” series was inspired by famed muckraker Lincoln Steffens and his “Shame of the...
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Jeff Burdick
Sep 15, 2020
Welcome to SactoPolitico.com
The inspiration for this site was to address the increasing lack of quality local political coverage that’s essential to democracy.
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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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