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In Local 1000 power struggle, choice of local media clear

Jan 7, 2022

In Local 1000 power struggle, choice of local media clear

A major story involving the largest public employee union in California continues to unwind like a soap opera – though a soap opera with...

Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal

Dave Rosenfeld

Dec 15, 2021

Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal

Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the San Diego-based Solar Rights Alliance. He has been a community organizer for more than 20...

What’s your favorite place in Sacramento?

Jeff Burdick

Dec 15, 2021

What’s your favorite place in Sacramento?

For the 2nd holiday season, Sacto Politico takes a step back from raw politics to ask another non-political question of a varied...

Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changes

Jeff Burdick

Dec 15, 2021

Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changes

Last Saturday, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission issued its last set of draft Congressional district boundaries for public...

Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021

Jeff Burdick

Dec 15, 2021

Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021

Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...

Opioids, extremism & Sacramento Bee alligator arms

Jeff Burdick

Nov 26, 2021

Opioids, extremism & Sacramento Bee alligator arms

“Long-time” readers of the Sacto Politico (we are just 14 months old) know my brand of media criticism can seem sharpest toward the...

Can Sacto Progressives gain from House redistricting?

Jeff Burdick

Nov 26, 2021

Can Sacto Progressives gain from House redistricting?

California is among the most progressive states in the U.S. This is reflected in Congress with 22 of the 96 members of the Congressional...

California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks

Robert Herrell

Nov 26, 2021

California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks

Robert Herrell is executive director of the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), a statewide non-profit that has been advocating for...

Is Sac County quietly accepting redistricting losses?

Jeff Burdick

Nov 9, 2021

Is Sac County quietly accepting redistricting losses?

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. At the Congressional...

Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.

Jeff Burdick

Nov 9, 2021

Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. Much can still change...

House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service

Jeff Burdick

Nov 9, 2021

House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service

Editor’s note 1/10/22: Due to Congressional redistricting in California, the number of the district Jones is running in has changed to...

Forget more Californias. We need more legislators

Steve Woolpert

Nov 9, 2021

Forget more Californias. We need more legislators

Steve Woolpert is professor of politics at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California. Is California too big to govern? In our state’s...

Review of newest California Congressional map drafts

Jeff Burdick

Nov 4, 2021

Review of newest California Congressional map drafts

California’s draft Congressional maps are changing fast. Saturday, Sacto Politico published our first distillation of the first draft...

First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises

Jeff Burdick

Oct 30, 2021

First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises

A small tremor rumbled through California politics this week when the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released its earliest...

Fiery SEIU 1000 power fight sucks in Democratic Party

Jeff Burdick

Oct 24, 2021

Fiery SEIU 1000 power fight sucks in Democratic Party

SEIU Local 1000 is by far California’s largest union of state employees with nearly 100,000 represented members and a $46 million annual...

Does California need a statewide debate commission?

Jeff Burdick

Oct 24, 2021

Does California need a statewide debate commission?

Every election provides sort of an MRI snapshot of the health of the democratic process. Take California’s recent recall election. This...

Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex

Jeff Burdick

Oct 24, 2021

Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex

At the federal level, the term “campaign fundraising” is a partial misnomer. That’s because the majority of such funds does little to run...

New trends favoring Calif. Dems in U.S. House races

Jeff Burdick

Sep 30, 2021

New trends favoring Calif. Dems in U.S. House races

Politicos throughout California are closely awaiting the outcome of the redistricting for federal and state seats. Per a decision last...

Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more

Jeff Burdick

Sep 30, 2021

Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more

Following the landslide defeat of the $276 million recall, a prominent storyline has been how many state Republicans were in threadbare...

Why CA bill to protect donors from online scam failed

Jeff Burdick

Sep 30, 2021

Why CA bill to protect donors from online scam failed

A major challenge for achieving effective governance involves shrinking newsrooms. As far less about government gets covered, citizens...