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Portrait of CalMatters Columnist Dan Walters
Dan Walters,
CalMatters Commentary

Dan Walters has been a journalist for nearly 60 years, spending all but a few of those years working for California newspapers. He has written more than 9,000 columns about the state and its politics and is the founding editor of the “California Political Almanac.” Dan has also been a frequent guest on national television news shows, commenting on California issues and policies.

Stories by Dan Walters

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The YouTube app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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YouTube Down for More Than a Hundred Thousand Users, Downdetector Reports

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to U.S. President Donald Trump, after Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed willingness to help Ukraine "succeed", during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 28, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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People take part in a protest in solidarity with Minneapolis and against U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2026. ( (1)

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Trump’s Immigration Approval Hits New Low, According to Reuters/Ipsos Poll

A sign for Xtend, Monsanto's brand of genetically modified, dicamba-resistant soybeans, near a farm in Mississippi County, Mo., Sept. 13, 2017. Bayer said on Feb. 17, 2026 that it had reached an agreement that would pay plaintiffs $7.25 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits that claimed the weedkiller Roundup caused non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. (Brandon Dill/The New York Times)

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Bayer Agrees to Pay $7.25 Billion to Settle Roundup Lawsuits

China’s national flag flutters in the wind lit by sunrise in Beijing, China, November 20, 2025. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)

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US Reveals New Details of Alleged Chinese Nuclear Test

Attorney General of California Rob Bonta and Attorney General of Connecticut William Tong attend an interview with Reuters in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., February 17, 2026. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

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California Preparing Lawsuit Over Trump Administration Vaccine Changes

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