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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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Seagulls fly over the old city of Nuuk, Greenland, March 29, 2025. (Reuters/Leonhard Foeger)

7 hours ago

Trump Vows Tariffs on Eight European Nations Over Greenland

A homeless encampment in the Skid Row district of Los Angeles, July 30, 2024. The Trump administration has developed plans for a wholesale shift in homelessness policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs, according to a confidential grant-making plan, and critics say it could quickly place as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people at risk of returning to the streets.(Kyle Grillot/The New York Times)

8 hours ago

Homelessness Crisis Remains One of Newsom’s Biggest Political Liabilities

8 hours ago

Golden Mussels to Land Conservation, Ag Expo Will Offer Plenty of Water-Related Information

Image of a solar powered well pouring out water for irrigation.

9 hours ago

Registration Deadline for Fresno County Wells Is Extended

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23 hours ago

Fresno County Fatal Crash on Auberry Road Leads to Arrest

People watch television at a bar as Puerto Rico's Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced makes an address regarding the debt restructuring proposal filed in court by an oversight board, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2019. (Reuters/Ricardo Arduengo)

24 hours ago

Trump Pardons Former Puerto Rico Governor Vazquez

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