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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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A police officer is loaded into a Medevac helicopter after a shooting incident in York County's North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 17, 2025. Paul Kuehnel/USA Today Network via REUTERS.

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Three Police Officers Killed, Two Injured in Pennsylvania Shooting, State Police Commissioner Says

A health care administer gives the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a person at the L.A. Care Health Plan free testing and vaccination site at the First African Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2022. (Reuters File)

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West Coast States Recommend COVID Shots for All Adults and Children, Breaking With Federal Policy

A general view of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 20, 2025. (Reuters File)

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White House Readies Executive Order on Political Violence as Liberal Groups Sound Warning

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the State Banquet during his state visit, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain, September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Pool

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US State Visit Yields Record 150 Billion Pounds of Investment, UK Says

Attorney General Pam Bondi in Trump's Office

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Bondi Prompts Broad Backlash After Saying She’ll Target ‘Hate Speech’

Fresno police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in a Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, residential burglary near Marks Avenue and Bellaire Way. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect in Residential Burglary

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