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Issue #12 – Feb. 23, 2021

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          As California politicians keep banking opioid donations, taxpayers set to subsidize huge settlements
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          As California politicians keep banking opioid donations, taxpayers set to subsidize huge settlements

          The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post recently reported that four major opioid makers and distributors are close to finalizing a $2...
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          California Progressives step back slightly in ADEM elections
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 23

          California Progressives step back slightly in ADEM elections

          Earlier this month, the California Democratic Party completed its 2021 election of district-level delegates to the state party central co...
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          Fine(d) Befellows, Part 1: Worst U.S. corporations rain donations on California’s House delegation
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Fine(d) Befellows, Part 1: Worst U.S. corporations rain donations on California’s House delegation

          This article is part one of two, and part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For other articles in the series, ...
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          Where are they now? Many speakers at extreme August 1 rally now in extremis themselves
          Jeff Burdick
          • Feb 5

          Where are they now? Many speakers at extreme August 1 rally now in extremis themselves

          Six months ago on the steps of the California Capitol, the far-right “Rescue America Rally” gathered hundreds of angry Trump supporters a...
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          Coming realignment? America’s new political spectrum
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          Coming realignment? America’s new political spectrum

          However one judges Donald Trump – and in recent polls the vast majority of America views him poorly – most agree he has been the most dis...
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          Quietly in 2019-20, Sacramento Progressive donors gave $2.3 million to campaigns outside the county
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          Quietly in 2019-20, Sacramento Progressive donors gave $2.3 million to campaigns outside the county

          During the 2019-2020 election cycle, Sacramento County residents donated a surprising $2.3 million at the federal level to Progressive ca...
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          As Trump leaves office, Sacramento County GOP becomes secretive Black Box
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 19

          As Trump leaves office, Sacramento County GOP becomes secretive Black Box

          Tomorrow on the final day of the Trump Administration, the central committee of the Sacramento County GOP is scheduled to choose its loca...
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          In pandemic, College Democrats adapt, stay active
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 5

          In pandemic, College Democrats adapt, stay active

          Last year challenged all Americans, not least among them college students. The pandemic threw their college plans and coursework into dis...
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          Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory
          Jeff Burdick
          • Jan 5

          Folsom’s Blues: Sliding into swing territory

          In the 2020 general election, Sacramento County reached its highest voter participation level (82.6%) since 1964, but outpacing every oth...
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          “What is your favorite political book, movie or TV show, and why?”
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          “What is your favorite political book, movie or TV show, and why?”

          With the year winding down, The Sacto Politico decided to take a less hard-nosed survey of a party of politics that connects us all. We a...
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          The Feinstein exit question
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          The Feinstein exit question

          Just like that, the official watch for when California Senator Dianne Feinstein will step down has begun. It took just one story publishe...
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          Election 2020: Local Democratic groups look back and ahead
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 2, 2020

          Election 2020: Local Democratic groups look back and ahead

          With nearly a full month since the general election ended, many local Democratic activists and political groups have had a chance to comp...
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          2022 bellwether: What should Sacramento Democrats learn from County Board loss?
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 17, 2020

          2022 bellwether: What should Sacramento Democrats learn from County Board loss?

          Coming into the 2020 election cycle, area Democrats coveted flipping Supervisory District 3 of the Sacramento County Board. Republican in...
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          After double-digit loss, best chance to beat McClintock (R-CA4) may rely on redistricting
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 17, 2020

          After double-digit loss, best chance to beat McClintock (R-CA4) 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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          The Shame of Our Campaigns, a primer
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 5, 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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          As Opioid Crisis raged over last decade, Sacramento US Rep. Matsui took $125K from opioid companies
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 5, 2020

          As Opioid Crisis raged over last decade, Sacramento US Rep. Matsui took $125K from opioid companies

          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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          Is the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. returning to its founder’s far-right, conspiratorial roots?
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 5, 2020

          Is the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. returning to its founder’s far-right, conspiratorial roots?

          Most California election cycles find the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) in the news opposing another statewide ballot effort ...
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          How to drop $1 million in campaign money without really trying
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 5, 2020

          How to drop $1 million in campaign money 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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          Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 5, 2020

          Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty

          Editor’s update 1/24/21: FEC still reports receiving none of Patterson’s overdue filings covering a year of fundraising. Before becoming ...
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          Treasurer: Patterson for Congress to file $300K in undisclosed donations, takes blame for FEC errors
          Jeff Burdick
          • Oct 14, 2020

          Treasurer: Patterson for Congress to file $300K in undisclosed donations, takes blame for FEC errors

          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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