Jeff BurdickJun 10How ‘voter apathy’ should inspire the news mediaIn the last week, a bit of digital ink was spilled about how registered voter turnout for California’s primaries this week would be far...
Jeff BurdickMay 16H.S. journalist Justin Ha on asking Kevin Kiley about speaking at radical’s rallyJustin Ha is a 17-year-old news editor for the Granite Bay High School newspaper in Placer County, Calif. In February, he became the only...
Jeff BurdickMay 24th Major Sacramento-area GOP Campaign Criticizes Sac Bee Ed BoardThe 2022 primary season has quickly turned into a losing referendum on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board. Two weeks ago, three major GOP...
Jeff BurdickApr 27Midterm checkup: How healthy is California democracy?Maintaining a healthy democracy is like maintaining a healthy body. Regular attention and checkups are required. Fortunately, each...
Jeff BurdickApr 27Hate Triangle: Sheriff Jones, Kiley & Sac BeeWhen a top Congressional candidate refuses a newspaper’s invitation to sit for an endorsement interview, that often says a bit about the...
Jeff BurdickApr 13Most Attorney General candidates taking the fifthMost frontrunning incumbents avoid debate stages. Especially in crowded primary fields, debates pose too much risk of wall-to-wall...
Jeff BurdickMar 29Midterm roundup & updates: Why the media apathy?Many items in the following midterm election roundup remind me of a 1990s quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. When asked...
Jeff BurdickFeb 22Is Sacramento Supervisor Frost being over-persecuted?A personal saying of mine is “If you must exaggerate to prove a point, others may think your point is exaggerated too.” It’s a reminder...
Jeff BurdickDec 16, 2021Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...
Jeff BurdickNov 26, 2021Opioids, 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...
Jeff BurdickOct 24, 2021Does 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...
Jeff BurdickOct 1, 2021Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & moreFollowing the landslide defeat of the $276 million recall, a prominent storyline has been how many state Republicans were in threadbare...
Jeff BurdickSep 9, 2021A proud anniversary covering California politicsWith this issue, the SactoPolitico.com marks its first full year of publishing. Coincidentally, that’s the paper anniversary, which is...
Jeff BurdickAug 30, 2021Why we published: Great Debate Mystery storiesThis the third time I’ve written a “Why we published” editorial in the Sacto Politico’s first year of existence. Each time, the occasion...
Jeff BurdickAug 30, 2021GOP candidates decry Sacto Press Club secrecyThis article was updated at 10:20 a.m. PT based on new information. See editor’s notes. When political candidates take debate questions...
Jeff BurdickAug 26, 2021Supervisor Frost on vax mandates, Sac Bee criticismsThe Sacramento Bee editorial board is no stranger to trafficking in sophomoric insult. In recent years, it has called targets “dimwits”...
Jeff BurdickAug 26, 2021John 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...
Jeff BurdickJun 15, 2021Editorial: Why we published SEIU Local 1000 storyOn June 10, The Sacto Politico published a fascinating and informative Q&A interview with in-coming SEIU Local 1000 President Richard...
Jeff BurdickApr 14, 2021Sac Bee: What dangerous extremists? None here. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans were told “See something. Say something.” Generally though, such reminders should be...
Jeff BurdickFeb 5, 2021Where are extreme Aug. 1 rally speakers today?On Aug. 1, 2020, on the steps of the California Capitol, the far-right “Rescue America Rally” gathered hundreds of angry Trump supporters...