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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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Californians Despair About High Cost of Living. This Housing Can Help

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion When the Public ...
Housing

/ 4 days ago

Voters arrive at a polling station in a fire station during California's special election on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily redraw congressional districts, in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 4, 2025. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Democratic Angst and Gerrymandering Threaten California’s Political Reforms

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Turmoil within t...
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/ 6 days ago

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Californians Finally Get a Guide to Deciphering State’s School Data Dashboard

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion After becoming g...
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/ 2 weeks ago

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California’s Reading Reforms Drive Push for Better Math Skills in Early Grades

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Last year, after...
Education

/ 2 weeks ago

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Silicon Valley Flexes Financial Muscle in Governor’s Race and Wealth Tax Battle

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Over the last ha...
Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

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California School Systems Face Red Ink Despite Boosts in Ed Spending

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Educating Califo...
Dan Walters

/ 3 weeks ago

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How Newsom’s Spending Binge Outstripped Revenues, Creating California’s Chronic Deficit

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion An array of char...
Opinion

/ 3 weeks ago

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Troubled LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Re-Election Challenge From City’s Left Wing

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion The ever-changin...
Dan Walters

/ 4 weeks ago

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Matt Mahan’s Campaign for California Governor Will Be a Voter Litmus Test

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion With the not-une...
Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California speaks during his State of the State address at the State Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. Newsom vowed on Monday to stop a proposed wealth tax in California, saying that its mere introduction had already hurt the state by driving some billionaires to relocate and take their tax dollars with them. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)

Cracks Between Newsom and Frustrated Lawmakers Show in First Budget Hearings

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Gavin Newsom is ...
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/ 1 month ago

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Black soot after reported black rain following a strike on fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 10, 2026. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters)
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Trump Administration Estimates Iran War Cost at Over $11 Billion in Six Days, Source Says

People stand near debris and damaged vehicles at the site of an Israeli strike on an apartment building, in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 11, 2026, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (Reuters/Emilie Madi)
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Israel Pounds Beirut Suburbs After Hezbollah Fires Volley of Rockets

A satellite image, annotated by Reuters, shows the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school and other structures damaged after being struck, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Minab, Hormozgan Province, Iran March 4, 2026. (2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters)
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Senate Democrats Push for Answers on Strike Targeting Iran Girls’ School, Civilian Casualties

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, March 7, 2026. Now 11 days into an expanding military campaign on Iran, President Trump and his officials have given conflicting indications on when the United States intends to end the war. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)
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Unlike in Past Conflicts, Most Americans Oppose Iran Attacks

Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Nov. 20, 2025. Several states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, over its mandate that colleges share with the federal government detailed student and admissions data, which the government has said is meant to ensure schools are not using racial preferences. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
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Democratic States Sue Over Trump Demand That Colleges Provide Race Data

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