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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.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom gestures as he attends a press conference, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 11, 2025. (Reuters/Adriano Machado)

California’s Urgent Issues Loom over Newsom Campaign and His Would-Be Successors

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Political California cranked up for the New Year on M...
Opinion

/ 1 day ago

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2026 May Entertain Political Junkies, but Sluggish CA Economy Deserves Spotlight

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion As the new year ...
Opinion

/ 6 days ago

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CA’s Very Odd Election Year Starts With Republicans Possibly Leading Governor’s Race

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion The 2026 campaigns ...
Opinion

/ 3 weeks ago

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UC’s $28 Million System for Pension Payouts Produces Chaos and Complaints

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion The University of C...
Opinion

/ 3 weeks ago

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Some Newsom Detractors Make Up Stuff, Though There’s Fodder for Legitimate Criticism

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Gavin Newsom ramps up his almost certain campaign ...
Opinion

/ 4 weeks ago

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Trump Sides With Ag Again in California’s Neverending Water Wars

Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion From the onset of his foray into presidential politics a decade ago, Donald Trump has been obsessed with man...
Opinion

/ 4 weeks ago

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California’s Cap and Trade Gets a New Name and New Missions

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Nineteen years ago,...
Environment

/ 4 weeks ago

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CA’s Education Leadership Mishmash Makes it Hard to Know Who’s Accountable

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion California’s public...
Opinion

/ 1 month ago

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Newsom’s 911 Debacle Is California’s Latest Failed Tech Project

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Six years ago, shor...
Opinion

/ 1 month ago

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Dana Williamson’s Indictment Reveals Hidden World of Political Operatives

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Most Californians p...
Opinion

/ 2 months ago

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Fresno firefighters battled a commercial fire in a vacant Tower District office complex, one of three structure fires in less than 24 hours. (Fresno FD)
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Fresno Firefighters Battle Commercial Blaze in Tower District, Third Structure Fire in 24 Hours

A woman checks her phone on a hill in Tehran, Iran on Oct. 2, 2025. Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, internet monitoring groups said, amid widespread protests over dire economic conditions and anger at the Islamic Republic. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
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Iran Is Cut Off From the Internet as Protests Intensify

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window as people visit the Washington Monument, more than a month into the continuing U.S. government shutdown in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 2, 2025. (Reuters/Kent Nishimura)
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Over Republican Objections, US House Poised to Pass Health Subsidy Renewal

A bullet hole in the windshield of a vehicle, after the fatal shooting of the driver Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. (Reuters/Tim Evans)
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Who Was Renee Nicole Good, the Woman Killed by US Immigration Agent in Minneapolis?

President Donald Trump takes part in NORAD Santa Calls and calls with service members on Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 24, 2025. The United States launched a number of strikes against the Islamic State in northwestern Nigeria, President Trump announced on Thursday, the latest American military campaign against a nonstate adversary — in this case, Islamic jihadis who the president asserts have been slaughtering Christians. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
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Angel Ramiro Pando was convicted Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2025, of transporting fentanyl, drug and firearm offenses, and faces up to seven years in prison. (Tulare County DA)
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Man Convicted of Fentanyl, Drug and Gun Crimes in Tulare County

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