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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.

Stories by Dan Walters

Demography Drives Destiny and Right Now California Is Losing

Kamala Harris could count on winning California’s 54 electoral college votes as she campaigned for president, and the state’s vo...

/ 11 hours ago

How Three Trump Policy Decrees Could Affect California Farmers

Voters in California’s farm belt, stretching more than 400 miles from Kern County on the south to Tehama County on the north, delivere...

/ 2 days ago

Let the Games Begin: 2026 Campaign for CA Governor Looms

California has a lengthy — very lengthy — list of critical economic, social and policy issues that are very likely to remain unresolved when...

/ 7 days ago

Dems Still Dominate California, but Their Voters Have Drifted to the Right

Several decades ago, when Republicans had rough parity with Democrats as they dueled over California’s presidential electoral votes an...

/ 1 week ago

Newsom Uses a Stunt to Position Himself as a Leader of Anti-Trump Resistance

Two days after the nation’s voters gave Donald Trump another term as president, Gov. Gavin Newsom staged a publicity stunt to position...

/ 2 weeks ago

In Deep Blue California, Voters Don’t Always March to Dem Drums

In the parlance of politics, “ticket-splitting” refers to someone who votes for candidates of both major parties. It bedevils po...

/ 2 weeks ago

California’s Transition Off Carbon Fuels Could Be a Monumental Disaster

California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly h...

/ 3 weeks ago

Newsom Provides Welfare to the Wealthy, Skimps on Anti-Homelessness Programs

Gov. Gavin Newsom has played Santa Claus for the last week, promising bigger state subsidies to Hollywood’s film and video industry an...

/ 3 weeks ago

Why Newsom Wants Taxpayers to Waste Millions on Big Hollywood Subsidies

Each month, the California Center for Jobs & the Economy, an offshoot of the California Business Roundtable, publishes a summary of econ...

/ 3 weeks ago

Stiffer Penalties for Criminals, Ousting of Liberal DAs on California Ballots

Occasionally — perhaps once a generation — California experiences a sharp change in its political climate, upsetting whatever is considered ...

/ 3 weeks ago

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FBI Arrested a Man Who’s Been Charged With Planning an Attack on the New York Stock Exchange

Vallarta Supermarkets in Clovis. November 20, 2024. (GV Wire/Jahz Tello)

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Shoppers Flock to Clovis for Vallarta’s Grand Opening

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Thousands of University of California Workers Go on 2-Day Strike Over Wages, Staff Shortages

A suspect and a Madera County Sheriff’s K-9 were injured in an officer-involved shooting during a hit-and-run investigation in Oakhurst. (GV Wire File)

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Madera County Shooting Strikes K-9, Investigation Ongoing

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Republicans on House Ethics Reject for Now Releasing Report on Matt Gaetz

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Demography Drives Destiny and Right Now California Is Losing

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