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Issue #14 – March 31, 2021

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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...
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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...
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          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Andrés Ramos
          Andrés Ramos
          • Jan 5

          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...
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          Candidate for DPSC Chair: Tracie Stafford
          Tracie Stafford
          • Jan 5

          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...
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          Sacto Politico OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for the common good?
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          Sacto Politico OpEd follow-up: Campaign coffers for the common good?

          This story is part of Sacto Politico’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. Maine’s unsuccessful Senate candidate Sara Gideon made...
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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...
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          S/P Q&A: How underdog State Ballot campaign won
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          S/P Q&A: How underdog State Ballot campaign won

          The rule of thumb for winning state ballot initiatives is to spend the most money. Although originally designed to give voters a direct...
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          Yolo County: 2020 Presidential Vote breakdown
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 15, 2020

          Yolo County: 2020 Presidential Vote breakdown

          The Nov. 3 presidential results for Yolo County were never in question. The county is overwhelmingly Democratic, and Joe Biden won nearly...
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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...
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          S/P Q&A: Sacramento County Supervisor-elect Rich Desmond
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 2, 2020

          S/P Q&A: Sacramento County Supervisor-elect Rich Desmond

          In little more than a month, Carmichael resident Rich Desmond will be sworn in to replace retiring Sacramento County Supervisor Susan...
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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...
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          Hasta La Gustus: Sac Bee Editor moving on
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 2, 2020

          Hasta La Gustus: Sac Bee Editor moving on

          In a roundabout way, the Sacramento Bee’s recent announcement of the imminent departure of its president and editor, Lauren Gustus,...
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          2020 Presidential Vote Breakdown by Sacramento County communities & City Council districts
          Jeff Burdick
          • Dec 2, 2020

          2020 Presidential Vote Breakdown by Sacramento County communities & City Council districts

          It’s no exaggeration to call the 2020 General Election historic. Statistically, it featured the county’s highest voter turnout (82.6%) in...
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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...
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          S/P Q&A: Sacto City Council Member-elect Katie Valenzuela
          Jeff Burdick
          • Nov 17, 2020

          S/P Q&A: Sacto City Council Member-elect Katie Valenzuela

          Sacramento’s biggest 2020 electoral story was the upset victory by Katie Valenzuela in the Sacramento’s City Council District 4 race. Her...
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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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          Guest Essay: COVID-19 & California’s Unincorporated Areas
          Michael J. Seaman
          • Nov 17, 2020

          Guest Essay: COVID-19 & California’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...
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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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