Meeting Speaker - September 12, 2011 - Marcos Breton

Marcos Breton is a columnist for the Sacramento Bee. He is the author of baseball books and was featured in the Tenth Inning, a 2010 film by the great Ken Burns. Breton has been a working journalist in California for 25 years, the last 20 in the state Capital. On Wednesdays and Sundays in the Bee's Our Region section, Breton's column celebrates life in Sacramento. Neither conservative nor liberal - and definitely not a pundit - Breton's columns will take people on sometimes, as most politicians in Sacramento can attest. It will advocate for people and issues that are unpopular or controversial, such as: marriage equality, undocumented workers in California or the never-ending quest to improve downtown Sacramento. Breton doesn't get paid to give his opinions. He gets paid to write about the issues you care about while making you think or making you laugh or making you mad. On Friday's in the Bee sports section, Breton writes about baseball. In the fall of 2010, he fulfilled a life-long dream of witnessing the San Francisco Giants win the World Series. His columns on each game appeared on the front page of the Bee. Breton was on the field when the World Series trophy was hoisted. He was drenched in champagne in the champion's clubhouse. He has - by his own estimation - the best job in Sacramento.