As the Libertarian candidate running against Ortiz and Quackenbush, I knew I would have trouble getting coverage in the media. Not only are my ideas often contrary to the editorial position of the local newspaper monopoly, but I don't have multi-thousand dollar donations from PACs and industry hoping to recoup their investment once I made it to the legislature.

Still, because I believe elections are as much about an exchange of ideas as they are about who wins the seat, I faced my opponents in eleven separate debates.

At the same time, I've watched The Bee run 6 articles on this race, never once mentioning anything that I stand for, and only mentioning my name in one article because I crashed a debate to which I hadn't been invited.

For The Bee to exclude me from their coverage does a disservice to the voters of Sacramento who may wish to hear from a candidate who opposes the War on Drugs, Proposition 1A, and general government trampling of individual rights.

If you think you can't afford the space, maybe you could at least list my website address http://sacto.com