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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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The actor Timothée Chalamet arrives at the pop up for his upcoming movie “Marty Supreme” in New York on Nov. 20, 2025. Chalamet’s star power was in full force as fans clamored to get merch for a movie none of them will see until Christmas. (Graham Dickie/The New York Times)

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They Came for Timothée. They Left With $250 Windbreakers.

Visalia police arrested a DUI suspect Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, night after he fled a traffic stop, crashed into a construction area and tossed loaded guns and drugs while running from officers. (Visalia PD)

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Visalia Police Arrest DUI Driver After Failing to Yield, Crash

Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, talks to U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 11, 2025. (Reuters File)

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Trump Officials’ Meeting With Russian in Miami Spurs Questions About Latest Ukraine Proposal

Image of U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks at a campaign event of Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator JD Vance

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US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign After Fallout With Trump

Merced Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man suspected in a strong-arm robbery at the Shoe Palace in the Merced Mall on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Merced PD)

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Merced Police Seek Suspect in Shoe Palace Robbery

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)

19 hours ago

US Warns Airlines of Potential Hazards When Flying Over Venezuela

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