In politics, the unforced error can keep campaigns up at night. Such may be the case for the Sacramento-area Stephanie Nguyen for State...

Perhaps given how strongly blue California is, most media outlets give light, if any, coverage to how radicalized a large part of the...

This story was produced by the award-winning newsweekly Sacramento News & Review and co-published here with permission. California...

The 2022 primary season has quickly turned into a losing referendum on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board. Two weeks ago, three major GOP...

When a top Congressional candidate refuses a newspaper’s invitation to sit for an endorsement interview, that often says a bit about the...

Last issue, SactoPolitico.com exclusively reported a call from Congressional CA-7 Democratic challenger Jimmy Fremgen for the Democratic...

Last month, veteran Sacramento lobbyist and law professor Chris Micheli published a unique collection of 49 essays by current and former...

Many items in the following midterm election roundup remind me of a 1990s quote from former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. When asked...

Ukrainian-born Maksim “Max” Semenenko is a 39-year-old father of four (with a fifth on the way) and owner of his own construction...

The term “circular firing squad” describes the internal self-destruction of a group or organization. This past week, the power struggle...

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...

This article is part of SactoPolitico.com’s ongoing “Shame of Our Campaigns” series. For past pieces in the series, click here. Nothing...

As Kevin Kiley launched his Congressional campaign earlier this month, the Rocklin Republican was also busy contacting potential backers...

Editor’s Note: See Jan. 28 follow-up to this article here. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To start the year, state Assemblyman Kevin Kiley...

In a Dec. 21 news release, U.S. Rep. Ami Bera announced he would run for re-election in California’s redesigned CA-6 Congressional...

A major story involving the largest public employee union in California continues to unwind like a soap opera – though a soap opera with...

For the 2nd holiday season, Sacto Politico takes a step back from raw politics to ask another non-political question of a varied...

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

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...

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nov. 11): Last evening, the Citizens Redistricting Commission released its fourth version of maps. At the Congressional...