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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 16, 2020
Best bet to beat McClintock may rely on redistricting
During the last two election cycles, hope has burned in the greater Sacramento region that just the right Democratic opponent with a very...
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Michael J. Seaman
Nov 16, 2020
Guest Essay: COVID-19 & Calif.’s Unincorporated Areas
More than 6 million people in California live in urbanized unincorporated areas, without an elected mayor or city councils to focus on...
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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
Nov 4, 2020
As Opioid Crisis raged, companies gave Matsui $125K
When speaking of the “shame of our campaigns,” no episode in the last decade should disgust more than the federal response to the Opioid...
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2020
Has Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. returned to far-right roots?
Most California election cycles find the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) in the news opposing another statewide ballot effort...
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2020
How Ami Bera dropped $1M in cash without really trying
U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) has spent more than $1.1 million this cycle but without facing any major opposition. So what did he spend it on?
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2020
2022 Election Spotlight: State Assembly districts 8 & 9
With the 2020 elections over, staunch politicos now turn to the 2022 primaries. Too early, you say? Money never sleeps, and the same...
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Jeff Burdick
Nov 4, 2020
Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty
Editor’s update: As of 8/17/21, the FEC still reports receiving none of Patterson’s overdue filings covering a year of fundraising in the...
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Jeff Burdick
Oct 13, 2020
Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations
Sacramento Republican candidate for Congress Buzz Patterson has failed to report any of its campaign fundraising and spending as required by
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Jeff Burdick
Oct 9, 2020
Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team
In July, Republican Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson hosted a former national strategist from one of the largest purported hate groups
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Jeff Burdick
Oct 9, 2020
Why we published Patterson scoops
This package exposes a surprising number of far-right connections by a major-party-endorsed candidate for Congress (Buzz Patterson, CA-7).
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Jeff Burdick
Oct 1, 2020
Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of
A 1,500-word story represents quite a dedication of time and effort, but it’s ultimately Sacramento readers who were the most shortchanged.
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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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Jeff Burdick
Sep 11, 2020
Can Biden produce permanent campaign finance reform?
Even though Biden will have raised more than $1 billion, I can still see a scenario in which he takes up campaign finance in earnest.
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