In Local 1000 power struggle, choice of local media clear
A major story involving the largest public employee union in California continues to unwind like a soap opera – though a soap opera with...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Dave Rosenfeld
- Dec 15, 2021
Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal
Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the San Diego-based Solar Rights Alliance. He has been a community organizer for more than 20...
Jeff Burdick
- Dec 15, 2021
What’s your favorite place in Sacramento?
For the 2nd holiday season, Sacto Politico takes a step back from raw politics to ask another non-political question of a varied...
Jeff Burdick
- Dec 15, 2021
Penultimate House map bring small, clarifying changes
Last Saturday, the California Citizens Redistricting Commission issued its last set of draft Congressional district boundaries for public...
Jeff Burdick
- Dec 15, 2021
Year-in-Review: Our 10 best political articles of 2021
Foremost, 2021 will be remembered as the second year of the Covid-19 Pandemic, but it was also an extremely busy year in politics –...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 26, 2021
Opioids, 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 Burdick
- Nov 26, 2021
Can Sacto Progressives gain from House redistricting?
California is among the most progressive states in the U.S. This is reflected in Congress with 22 of the 96 members of the Congressional...
Robert Herrell
- Nov 26, 2021
California Consumers: Beware Shadowy Corporate Attacks
Robert Herrell is executive director of the Consumer Federation of California (CFC), a statewide non-profit that has been advocating for...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 9, 2021
Is Sac County quietly accepting redistricting losses?
EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. At the Congressional...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 9, 2021
Analysis: Could GOP flip Ami Bera’s House seat? Yep.
EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. Much can still change...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 9, 2021
House hopeful Dr. Kermit Jones on health care & service
Editor’s note 1/10/22: Due to Congressional redistricting in California, the number of the district Jones is running in has changed to...
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...
Jeff Burdick
- Nov 4, 2021
Review of newest California Congressional map drafts
California’s draft Congressional maps are changing fast. Saturday, Sacto Politico published our first distillation of the first draft...
Jeff Burdick
- Oct 30, 2021
First Calif. House redistricting maps bring surprises
A small tremor rumbled through California politics this week when the state’s Citizens Redistricting Commission released its earliest...
Jeff Burdick
- Oct 24, 2021
Fiery SEIU 1000 power fight sucks in Democratic Party
SEIU Local 1000 is by far California’s largest union of state employees with nearly 100,000 represented members and a $46 million annual...
Jeff Burdick
- Oct 24, 2021
Does 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 Burdick
- Oct 24, 2021
Q3 fundraising winner: political industrial complex
At the federal level, the term “campaign fundraising” is a partial misnomer. That’s because the majority of such funds does little to run...
Jeff Burdick
- Sep 30, 2021
New trends favoring Calif. Dems in U.S. House races
Politicos throughout California are closely awaiting the outcome of the redistricting for federal and state seats. Per a decision last...
Jeff Burdick
- Sep 30, 2021
Recall roundup: GOP denialism, landslide donors & more
Following the landslide defeat of the $276 million recall, a prominent storyline has been how many state Republicans were in threadbare...
Jeff Burdick
- Sep 30, 2021
Why CA bill to protect donors from online scam failed
A major challenge for achieving effective governance involves shrinking newsrooms. As far less about government gets covered, citizens...
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