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GOP candidates decry Sacto Press Club secrecy

Aug 30, 2021

GOP candidates decry Sacto Press Club secrecy

This article was updated at 10:20 a.m. PT based on new information. See editor’s notes. When political candidates take debate questions...

Centrist Dem Kevin Paffrath surprises in recall polls

Jeff Burdick

Aug 26, 2021

Centrist Dem Kevin Paffrath surprises in recall polls

Realtor and self-described financial educator Kevin Paffrath is the shiny, new addition to the recall election. But many who didn’t see...

John Cox subpoena mystery: Who provided debate ticket?

Jeff Burdick

Aug 26, 2021

John Cox subpoena mystery: Who provided debate ticket?

Over the last four California Recall Debates – including last night’s – the potential replacement candidates have answered dozens of...

Guest essay: Vote No on recall to cont. justice reform

Carolina Mendez

Aug 26, 2021

Guest essay: Vote No on recall to cont. justice reform

Carolina Mendez is a member of Chispa, a grassroots political organization for young Latinxs in Orange County. She is also a recent...

4 House Republicans using deceptive fundraising trick

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...

GOP debate summons Critical Race Theory boogeyman

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...

Yvonne Yiu

Aug 11, 2021

Yvonne Yiu on financially empowering California

California State Controllers are limited to two consecutive terms in office, and several candidates have already declared their intention...

Sunny Mojonnier

Aug 11, 2021

Sunny Mojonnier on California women’s political history

In the 1980s, Joyce “Sunny” Mojonnier represented San Diego in the state Assembly becoming just the 30th women elected to the California...

Watch for this at Aug. 4 California GOP Recall Debate

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....

New wrinkles in CA-3 Garamendi-Hamilton rematch

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....

Dizzying by design: Valadao’s complicated fundraising

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...

Living ‘DaVita’ loca: Federal charges shame no pols

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...

Kevin Faulconer on wildfires, Jan. 6 and crime

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...

Marcela Mulholland talks Progressive polling & messages

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...

Which recall candidate has best homelessness plan?

Anthony Carrasco

Jul 14, 2021

Which recall candidate has best homelessness plan?

Anthony R. Carrasco was a founding member of the City of Berkeley’s Homeless Services Panel of Experts, served as the External Affairs...

Sacramento’s political age of the aged in Congress

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...

When will ex-U.S. Rep. T.J. Cox announce candidacy?

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...

OpenSecrets’ Sheila Krumholz on campaign finance reform

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...

Update: SEIU Local 1000 finalizes president vote

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...

Serious charges, counter-charges fly at SEIU Local 1000

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...