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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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Palestinians move past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City, January 16, 2026. (Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

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US Names Rubio, Blair and Kushner in Gaza Board Under Trump’s Plan

Protesters opposing mass deportations by ICE at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., August 17, 2025. (Reuters File)

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US Officials Provide Shifting Accounts of ICE Detainee Death in Texas Military Camp

A shopper pays for her purchases in a Walmart Neighborhood Market in Chicago, September 21, 2011. (Reuters File)

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US Weighs Executive Action to Cap Credit Card Rates, Bloomberg News Reports

A Wall Street plate is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2025. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon)

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Wall Street Ends Little Changed Before Long Weekend

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters File)

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DOJ Probing Minnesota Officials Over Alleged Conspiracy to Impede Immigration Agents, CBS News Reports

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating Chasity Cooter, 33, last seen Nov. 22, 2025, in downtown Fresno. (Fresno County SO)

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Fresno County Authorities Seek Help Finding Missing 33-Year-Old Woman

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