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

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

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

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

With this issue, the SactoPolitico.com marks its first full year of publishing. Coincidentally, that’s the paper anniversary, which is...

This the third time I’ve written a “Why we published” editorial in the Sacto Politico’s first year of existence. Each time, the occasion...

This article was updated at 10:20 a.m. PT based on new information. See editor’s notes. When political candidates take debate questions...

The Sacramento Bee editorial board is no stranger to trafficking in sophomoric insult. In recent years, it has called targets “dimwits”...

Over the last four California Recall Debates – including last night’s – the potential replacement candidates have answered dozens of...

On June 10, The Sacto Politico published a fascinating and informative Q&A interview with in-coming SEIU Local 1000 President Richard...

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Americans were told “See something. Say something.” Generally though, such reminders should be...

On Aug. 1, 2020, on the steps of the California Capitol, the far-right “Rescue America Rally” gathered hundreds of angry Trump supporters...

Many thanks to the Sacramento News & Review (SNR) last week running most of my OpEd about inflammatory local rhetoric that blemished the...

In a roundabout way, the Sacramento Bee’s recent announcement of the imminent departure of its president and editor, Lauren Gustus,...

Editor’s note: The Sacto Politco’s “Shame of Our Campaigns” series was inspired by famed muckraker Lincoln Steffens and his “Shame of the...

A 1,500-word story represents quite a dedication of time and effort, but it’s ultimately Sacramento readers who were the most shortchanged.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aug. 1 on the steps of the California’s state capitol, the state GOP-endorsed Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson...