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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.

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The Two Cities Marathon & Half returns Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, with new routes, major road closures, and a weekend of racing through Fresno and Clovis. (Facebook/Two Cities Marathon)

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Two Cities Marathon Returns With Scenic Fresno-Clovis Course. Which Roads Will Be Closed?

President Donald Trump during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 26, 2025. China’s leader wants to weaken American support for Taiwan. But first he will want clarity about President Trump’s stance toward the island.(Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

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Beyond Trade War, China’s Xi Looks to Press Trump on Taiwan

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference following their weekly policy lunch, amid the continuing U.S. government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 28, 2025. (Reuters/Kylie Cooper)

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Senator Schumer Sees US Shutdown Stretching Into November

Living in Fear of Immigration Sweeps on the Texas Border

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Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime

Hamas militants search for the bodies of deceased hostages, kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 28, 2025. (Reuters/Haseeb Alwazeer)

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Israeli Planes Strike Gaza in Test of US-Brokered Ceasefire

Composite image of patrol car and Fresno Police patch

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Fresno Woman Arrested After Injuring Child in Assault

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