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Update: Buzz Patterson’s Dereliction of Duty

Editor’s update: As of 8/17/21, the FEC still reports receiving none of Patterson’s overdue filings covering a year of fundraising in the...

Treasurer: Patterson fails to report $300K in donations

Sacramento Republican candidate for Congress Buzz Patterson has failed to report any of its campaign fundraising and spending as required by

Ex-‘hate group’ strategist trained GOP candidate’s team

In July, Republican Congressional candidate Buzz Patterson hosted a former national strategist from one of the largest purported hate groups

Why we published Patterson scoops

This package exposes a surprising number of far-right connections by a major-party-endorsed candidate for Congress (Buzz Patterson, CA-7).

October surprise: Progressives now tops in Dem party

Watershed elections are rare. Even rarer are watersheds of which the chief beneficiaries are unaware. This appears the case for...

Update: Bee finally covers political extremism, sort of

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

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Why did Sacto media cover extremist rally but not the extremism?

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