Sacramento County Elections & Politics Articles

By Jacob Peterson The California Center for Civic Participation (CalCenter) held its r(E)volution! event at Sacramento State to introduce attendees to some of the voices...

YeduKondalu “YK” Chalamcherla has announced his candidacy for the Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD) Board of Education, representing Trustee Area 2, in the upcoming November 2024 election. Chalamcherla, who has served the Folsom community as a City Councilmember and …

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The total number of official candidates that will be on the ballot for Folsom City Council in the November 2024 election now stands at six. Folsom resident Tanya Morales announced she had officially terminated her campaign and was withdrawing from …

Elk Grove Unified School District residents will decide in November whether to approve $542 million in school bondsOriginal article published at Rancho Cordova Independent

MICHAEL TUBBS, THE former mayor of Stockton, will run for lieutenant governor in 2026, according to campaign paperwork filed this week.

After a controversial congressional recount spurred by dark money, one lawmaker is introducing a bill to mandate automatic recounts for statewide elections with tight margins.
Assembly Bill 996, authored by Assemblymember Evan Low, calls for any statewide election with a …

By Marybeth Bizjak Here at Solving Sacramento, we like to look for the solvers — the people who see what’s wrong in their communities and...

A special sales tax measure will officially be on the ballot for Folsom voters to decide on, following Tuesday’s Folsom City Council meeting where council members took the next steps to put the option on the ballot for the upcoming …

In this field-produced, bonus episode, the Moment of Truth team interviews pro-Palestinian, student protestors and campers at encampments at UCSC‘s Quarry Plaza, and at Stanford University, in the courtyard in front of the Stanford campus bookstore—one of the longest-lived encampments …

California has been home to many Asian American and Pacific Islanders who have transcended barriers and reshaped society, from education to advocacy, art to sports, politics, and beyond.

Longtime public servant and dedicated community advocate, Barbara Leary, has officially announced her candidacy for Folsom City Council, representing District 4. With decades of experience in healthcare and local government, Leary aims to continue her work in making Folsom a …

The California housing crisis is not only weakening the state politically at the national level, it could shift the political balance in Washington, D.C., as Republican-led states add population while California’s exodus continues.

A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that …

In an analysis of more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017, CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts found that Democrats vote “no” less than 1% of the time on average.

Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

Rodriguez now at 50.54% for District 4 Supervisor seat; Hoover at 51.9% for Assembly District 7

By Scott Thomas Anderson The lines for Sacramento’s District 4 have been redrawn and local politicos are waiting to see what that means for representation...