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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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Smoke rises from a weapon on a ship after it was fired during drills east of Taiwan, in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on December 29, 2025. (Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters)

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China Launches Live-Firing Drills Around Taiwan in Its Biggest War Games to Date

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and their respective delegations at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Warns Iran of Possible Strike, Urges Hamas to Disarm After Meeting Netanyahu

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

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Trump Says He and Netanyahu Don’t Fully Agree on West Bank

An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 20, 2025. (Reuters/Amir Cohen)

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Pentagon Announces $8.6 Billion Boeing Contract for F-15 Jets for Israel

Sacks of flour are distributed in Gaza City from a center run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency — widely known as UNRWA — on April 1, 2025. Israel’s Parliament passed new legislation on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, formally removing diplomatic immunity from the agency. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)

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Israel Strips UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees of Diplomatic Immunity

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Are Fresno’s City Attorneys Overpaid? Lawsuit Alleges They Are

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