Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary, Author at GV Wire

Gov. Gavin Newsom enters the Capitol chamber

Walters: Has Newsom Become Governor Gaslight?

February 20, 2019

“Gaslight” was a 1938 British play, set in the 1880s, about a man who manipulates his wife into believing she is going insane to suppress her suspicions about crimes he is committing. Opinion Dan ...

Walters: Felony Murder Law Repealed? Maybe Not.

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 19, 2019

Two young men drive up to a small corner grocery store in an inner city neighborhood and the driver remains at the wheel while his masked partner runs into the store, gun in hand, to commit a robbery. ...

Photo of crime scene tape and two police officers

Walters: Long Alliance of Democrats and Police Union Erodes

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 14, 2019

California’s crime rates soared in the 1970s and became a potent political issue that Republicans used, with great effect, against Democrats by accusing them of being soft on crime. Opinion Dan Wa...

Walters: Newsom Downgrades Brown’s Pet Projects

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 12, 2019

When Gavin Newsom was running for governor last year, he adopted “courage for a change” as his slogan. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary More likely, the stretch of (Valley) track,...

Walters: School Districts Set Poor Example for Students

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 10, 2019

There’s bitter irony in the loud complaints from California school officials and unions – particularly in large urban districts – about not having enough money. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Com...

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Walters: Will the One-Percenters Flee California’s High Taxes?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 7, 2019

Reality – a new reality – is hitting home as Californians work on their 2018 federal income tax returns. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “If even a small number of high-income ta...

Walters: So Far, Prison Inmate Rehab Isn’t Working

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 4, 2019

The state prison system’s official title, “Department of Corrections,” was for decades nothing more than a euphemism, as was the official nomenclature for the system’s guards of “correctional officer.” ...

Walters: Newsom Raises the Housing Bar on Himself

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 30, 2019

Gavin Newsom began his governorship this month by promising to confront what he described as California’s most important issue, an ever-increasing shortage of housing. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatt...

Walters: Los Angeles Unified Digs a Deeper Hole

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 28, 2019

The union that represents teachers in the state’s largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, is claiming that its six-day strike produced a victory, and local media are echoing that line. Opinion ...

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Walters: Two Ballot Measures Will Test Crime Attitudes

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

January 27, 2019

Over the last few decades, Californians have seen crime spike upwards to crisis levels and then decline just as sharply. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary When crime rates were ris...

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Walters: Has Newsom Become Governor Gaslight?

Walters: Felony Murder Law Repealed? Maybe Not.

Walters: Long Alliance of Democrats and Police Union Erodes

Walters: Newsom Downgrades Brown’s Pet Projects

Walters: School Districts Set Poor Example for Students

Walters: Will the One-Percenters Flee California’s High Taxes?

Walters: So Far, Prison Inmate Rehab Isn’t Working

Walters: Newsom Raises the Housing Bar on Himself

Walters: Los Angeles Unified Digs a Deeper Hole

Walters: Two Ballot Measures Will Test Crime Attitudes