Mike Schaefer | The Sacto Politico

Oct 21, 2022

Campaign money laundering complaint filed in Board of Equalization race

Four weeks ago, SactoPolitico broke the story about the ethically challenged Democratic Board of Equalization incumbent Mike Schaefer...

Oct 6, 2022

Before you vote, check out past S/P coverage first

On Oct. 10, counties start mailing 2022 general election ballots to 22 million registered California voters. It marks the close of a...

Sep 22, 2022

Did Incumbent Democrat Schaefer give $30K to buy Republican support?

When scandal engulfs a party’s endorsed candidate, questions naturally arise where that party draws the line for stripping an...

Jun 24, 2022

Can David (Dodson) topple Democrats’ unethical “goliath”?

The four elected seats on the California Board of Equalization (BOE) are the least powerful and least sexy of California’s constitutional...

Mar 29, 2022

Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?

Many items in the following midterm election roundup remind me of a 1990s quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. When asked...

Mar 13, 2022

SactoPolitico probe: Board of Equalization incumbent admits filing false endorsement by Newsom

Through a SactoPolitico.com investigation, Democratic California Board of Equalization member Mike Schaefer (District 4) has been found...