Sacramento County | The Sacto Politico

Sacramento’s municipal utility wildly overspends on executive pay, marketing & other fixed costs

Derek Cressman is a longtime government watchdog and Sacramento resident for the last 22 years. He is also a current candidate this fall...

Can Sacramento Progressive finish Top 2 in CA-7 House race?

In California districts dominated by a single party, the state’s all-in primary system creates a very different kind of voting choice –...

Is Sacramento Supervisor Frost being over-persecuted?

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...

The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD

Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...

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...

Sacramento Progressives quietly sent $2.3M outside area

During the 2019-2020 election cycle, Sacramento County residents donated a surprising $2.3 million at the federal level to Progressive...

2020 presidential vote by Sacramento communities

It’s no exaggeration to call the 2020 general election historic. Statistically, it featured Sacramento County’s highest voter turnout...