The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD
Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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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...
Jack Dean
- Sep 9, 2021
Guest essay: SEIU Local 1000’s anti-democratic cabal
Jack Dean is President of District Labor Council 792 within SEIU Local 1000. He lives in Susanville, Calif., and is a member of the...
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...
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...
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...
Ann Hancock
- May 31, 2021
Guest Essay: Calif. Climate Action Budget must double
As a Californian who has experienced crushing heat waves, public safety power shut-offs, and wildfire evacuations, I am hopeful that...
Angelique Ashby
- May 31, 2021
Candidate Essay: Is it Time for a Mom for State Senate?
At one time, I was a young single mom in Sacramento. My oldest son Nate and I lived in low-income housing. We used food stamps and...
Doug Linney
- Apr 28, 2021
Guest Essay: 100% Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2030?
This month, California lost its decades-long lead at the environmental forefront. In the race to eliminate one of the largest sources of...
Calif. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago
- Apr 14, 2021
Guest Essay: AB 1177 to open banking options for all
COVID-19 put a spotlight on a troubling reality: Black and Brown Californians work disproportionately as frontline essential workers in...
Delaine Eastin
- Mar 31, 2021
Candidate essay: Let’s build a better Calif. Dem. Party
Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...
Rusty Hicks
- Mar 31, 2021
Candidate Essay: Proven Leadership in Challenging Times
Editor’s note: Between now and April 21, more than 3,000 delegates to the California Democratic Party will have the chance to vote by...
Caity Maple
- Mar 11, 2021
Candidate Essay: For Shared Prosperity in Sacramento
When I left home at the age of 16, I remember thinking that I would be back at some point – I was wrong. I found myself bouncing around...
Andrés Ramos
- Jan 5, 2021
Candidate for DPSC Chair: Andrés Ramos
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...
Tracie Stafford
- Jan 5, 2021
Candidate for DPSC Chair: Tracie Stafford
Editor’s Note: On Jan. 14, the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Sacramento County (DPSC) will elect a new Board Chair to a...
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...
Chris Yatooma
- Oct 1, 2020
Candidate Essay: Improving are voc-ed offerings
Vocational education offerings must be expanded to meet needs in Sacramento County and
El Dorado counties.
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