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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...