Sutter Creek
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Oct 25, 2026
Kandi ThompsonHOST
So how did you get to the County where you were born? Let's let's journey that to get to where we are today.
Raymond EsteyGUEST
Well, there was an old time doctor in downtown Sutter Creek named Dr. Hobson.
Raymond EsteyGUEST
He delivered myself and my two sisters.
Raymond EsteyGUEST
So I'm actually fifth generation to the county.
Wendy BottomleyGUEST
A little bit of a back story.
Wendy BottomleyGUEST
So my cousins, Sean and Stacey, lived in Sutter Creek in 2014.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Okay.
Wendy BottomleyGUEST
We came up here for Thanksgiving to have a family Thanksgiving.
Ben CohenGUEST
The emergence of comics in the United States, there's a direct through line at the end of the Civil War, which is also very timely.
Ben CohenGUEST
And this is also happening right around the time that gold is discovered at Sutter Creek.
Ben CohenGUEST
So that Western migration for the gold rush is starting.
Ben CohenGUEST
And in theory, slavery's ended, but not really because it's still institutionalized today.
Garrett GrayHOST
Mm-hmm.
Michael MasudaGUEST
And then I went through the school systems here, Sutter Creek, uh, Elementary, Ione Junior High, Amador High School.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Wow.
Michael MasudaGUEST
Graduated class of 2007, then went off to, uh, Cal Poly.
20 MINS LATER
Garrett GrayHOST
For sure.
Garrett GrayHOST
Yeah.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
The consistent theme across the board, probably except for Sutter Creek because they have a tax measure that's helping them, but...
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And, and I mean, cities are responsible for the roads.
Megan RageHOST
Then we're gonna get Mikuni tonight, which I'm very excited for, and then just head into the weekend.
Megan RageHOST
Oh, the place that I'm going tomorrow for The Bachelorette is Sutter Creek.
Megan RageHOST
So I was in the right general area, like towards Amador.
Megan RageHOST
I don't know what time I'm going exactly yet 'cause they're doing like wine and champagne tasting, and I'm not gonna be drinking.
10 MINS LATER
Megan RageHOST
That didn't work, so back to the mall I went on Saturday, which was super inconvenient 'cause I was supposed to go to my friend's bachelorette day, and I still did go.
Megan RageHOST
But, like, I was pla- ugh.
Megan RageHOST
I was supposed to go to my friend's bachelorette day in Sutter Creek, and I wanted to go, like, in the daytime, and then the plan was to stay through dinner.
Megan RageHOST
And I guess I did end up getting there about the same time that I would have, but my day was just crazy, like a freakin' mad dash.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
back to Real Talk Candidate Crawl with Kandi Thompson and Gary Gray.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And we are so excited today, you guys, because we are embarking on the City of Sutter Creek City Council race today.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And our first candidate, we have Mayla Swift Burgess.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Is that correct? I knew it was Mayla Swift, but your sign had a second name, so I didn't want to screw that up.
Mayla Swift-BurgessGUEST
Yeah.
Mayla Swift-BurgessGUEST
Okay.
Mayla Swift-BurgessGUEST
So I am the sixth generation of my family to live in Sutter Creek.
Mayla Swift-BurgessGUEST
My grandfather was on the city council.
Garrett GrayHOST
I could say.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Yes, and so we are on the City of Sutter Creek City Council candidates.
Garrett GrayHOST
Mm-hmm.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And so we're super excited to introduce Aaron Linker.
Garrett GrayHOST
Tell us about, like, who you are, what brought you to this point right here.
Aaron LinkerGUEST
Uh, well, my name's Aaron Linker, and I've lived in Amador County my whole life.
Aaron LinkerGUEST
I lived in Sutter Creek for the last 10 years, and I've worked at Amador Brewing for the last 10 years.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Oh, very cool.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Is that how you pronounce her last name? Okay, perfect.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And Susan is actually the incumbent on the City of Sutter Creek City Council, running for your second term.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
I am.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
Yeah, so welcome, Susan.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
You embarked on two huge journeys together.
Kandi ThompsonHOST
And what made you decide to run for city council? Someone
Susan FeistGUEST
just asked me to run, and it wasn't on my radar at all, but I loved Sutter Creek, and I've lived in Amherst City and Plymouth too, but I've mostly been in Sutter Creek for over 20 years, and my kids were all educated there, so... thought yeah I'd love to find out more and it's been amazing to find out more and right right help with our city manager we hired has been amazing he's an MBA from Georgetown and like really strong fiscal and he's done a great job so it's been fun to be a part of it Tom is
Kandi ThompsonHOST
amazing and if you guys have not seen we actually did a getting to know your city manager series so look up our video on Tom He, Tom Dubois.