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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.

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A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy operates off the Caribbean coast on the day Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says that his country would deploy military, police, and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations across the country, amid heightened tensions with the U.S., in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, September 11, 2025. (Reuters File)

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US Warns Airlines of Potential Hazards When Flying Over Venezuela

A Tulare County sheriff’s K9 deputy found about 90 pounds of meth during a Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, traffic stop in Teviston, leading to the arrest of Joel Hernandez-Antunez and the seizure of additional cocaine from his home, officials said. (Tulare County SO)

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Tulare County K9 Deputy Finds 90 Pounds of Meth in Traffic Stop

President Donald Trump speaks as New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani stands beside him in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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President Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future

People inspect the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 5, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Jamaica Reports Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa

Signage is seen at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. (Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

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US Consumer Bureau Shifts To Limited Oversight Instead of Dismantling Agency

President Donald Trump shakes hands with with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 21, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Gives Warm Welcome to New York’s Mayor-Elect Mamdani at White House Meeting

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