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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

California Legislature Makes a Flurry of Big Changes to November Ballot Measures

With California’s votes for president and U.S. senator being foregone conclusions, the state’s political establishment has been gearing up f...

/ 2 weeks ago

Under Newsom’s Governorship, Homelessness Crisis Still Haunts California

Homelessness is the political albatross hanging around Gavin Newsom’s neck, something that’s plagued him not only as governor but even earli...

/ 2 weeks ago

Did Political Bias Influence California Court Ruling on Anti-Tax Ballot Measure?

When the California Supreme Court unanimously declared a week ago that a highly controversial tax limitation measure could not appear on the...

/ 3 weeks ago

Newsom’s State of the State Address Looked Like a Presidential Campaign Launch

The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and...

/ 3 weeks ago

California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders wrapped themselves in a blanket of self-congratulatory statements Saturday as they announced a dea...

/ 3 weeks ago

California Democrats Score Big Win as Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure

The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the state Supreme...

/ 3 weeks ago

California’s Budget Process Has Once Again Become Secretive and Needs Reform

A minor miracle occurred in the California Capitol 50 years ago this month when a bipartisan majority of state senators refused to accept a ...

/ 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Deals Blow to Environmental Law Relied on by Housing Opponents

A plot of land where Interstate 5 crosses the American River in Sacramento was once occupied by the Rusty Duck and Hungry Hunter restaurants...

/ 1 month ago

As Californians’ Stance on Crime Hardens, Republicans Try to Regain Relevance

Over the last dozen years, Democrats have gained, lost, and finally nailed down supermajorities in the California Legislature. Now they hold...

/ 1 month ago

California Restaurants Want an Exemption from State’s New Hidden Fees Law

In “1984,” George Orwell’s novel about a dystopian future, he describes “newspeak,” a propagandistic language of euphemisms and inversions u...

/ 1 month ago

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