Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary, Author at GV Wire

Walters: Democratic Voters More Centrist Than Their Party

June 20, 2019

When the state Democratic Party staged a convention in San Francisco a few weeks ago, it drew many of the seemingly countless would-be presidential candidates – particularly those positioning themselves on the ...

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 19, 2019

Given their druthers, many government officials would prefer to do their business – our business, actually – behind closed doors and provide sanitized, self-serving versions of their actions after the fact. ...

Walters: New State Budget Has Some Big Caveats

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 16, 2019

California’s political leaders, Democrats all, are touting a new state budget that expands spending on services for the state’s poor while building reserves. Dan Walters CALmatters That’s tru...

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Walters: Los Angeles School Tax Flunks Out

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 10, 2019

The political leaders of Los Angeles, led by Mayor Eric Garcetti, were convinced they could persuade local voters to approve a very hefty tax increase for the city’s schools, especially since the burden would f...

Walters: Slavery in 21st Century California? It’s Real.

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 9, 2019

Some years ago, I was flying from Orange County to Sacramento and happened to sit next to a woman who was headed to a meeting in the capital on human trafficking. Dan Walters CALmatters She t...

Walters: Politicians Missing in Action on Housing Shortage

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 6, 2019

When the year began, the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom had just two must-do jobs – pass a state budget and do something meaningful about the state’s chronic and corrosive shortage of housing. Dan...

Walters: Capping High Interest Rates on Loans Doesn’t Fix Poverty

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

June 2, 2019

Last month, the Federal Reserve System issued a report on “the economic well-being of U.S. households” and it contained a rather disturbing bit of data. Dan Walters CALmatters “If faced with ...

Walters: A New Front in Battle Over Gig Workers

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 30, 2019

One of the most contentious – and potentially far-reaching – bills of the current legislative session is Assembly Bill 5, which would draw a legal line between the definitions of employees and contractors. ...

Walters: Secrecy Abounds on State Budget, Major Bills

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 29, 2019

Fair warning: By reading this you will be plunging into the Legislature’s almost impenetrably arcane thicket of internal procedures. Dan Walters CALmatters To begin at the beginning, for deca...

Walters: Trump Pardon Closes Book on ‘Shrimpgate’ Scandal

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 26, 2019

When President Donald Trump pardoned former California Assemblyman Pat Nolan this month, he closed the book on one of the state’s most embarrassing political scandals, albeit one that wrought systemic change in...

WinCo Recalls Frozen Raspberries Sold in California

Bitwise Hits Jackpot With $27M in Venture Capital Funding

Fresno Judge Is Latest to Rule New Murder Law Unconstitutional

Fresno State Nursing Master’s Program Loses Accreditation

For ‘Hard-to-Count’ California, 2020 Census Poses Huge Challenges and Carries Big Stakes

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Trump Awards Medal to Tiger Woods, Calls Him 'True Legend'

Tree That Some Say Inspired Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Lorax’ Topples

Mariska Hargitay: Haven’t Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

Walters: Democratic Voters More Centrist Than Their Party

With Cryptocurrency, Facebook Working to Become an Independent Nation

Legislature Must Act to Protect Environment From Trump’s Assaults

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Biden and Trump Attack Each Other in a Possible 2020 Preview

Poll: Trump trails Biden and Bernie in Florida

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Walters: Democratic Voters More Centrist Than Their Party

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Walters: New State Budget Has Some Big Caveats

Walters: Los Angeles School Tax Flunks Out

Walters: Slavery in 21st Century California? It’s Real.

Walters: Politicians Missing in Action on Housing Shortage

Walters: Capping High Interest Rates on Loans Doesn’t Fix Poverty

Walters: A New Front in Battle Over Gig Workers

Walters: Secrecy Abounds on State Budget, Major Bills

Walters: Trump Pardon Closes Book on ‘Shrimpgate’ Scandal