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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.

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Hannah Chen, a junior at Brown University, leaves flowers at the Van Wickle Gates at the Brown University campus in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 15, 2025. The man who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor last December plotted the crimes over the course of three years, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Christopher Capozziello/The New York Times)

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Brown University Gunman Planned Attack for Years, FBI Says

San Luis Obispo County authorities on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, arrested Joshua Castilleja, 25, of Oceano on suspicion of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. (San Luis Obispo SO)

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San Luis Obispo Authorities Arrest Oceano Man on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, take people into custody at an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., May 21, 2025. (Reuters/Caitlin O'Hara)

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Court Puts Ballots in Recall of Avenal Councilmembers Under Lock and Key

Fresno County authorities are seeking the owner of a stolen agricultural trailer recovered in the Sanger or Selma area, identifiable by modified axle arms and new tires. (Fresno County SO)

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Fresno County Authorities Seek Owner of Recovered Agricultural Trailer

On Sunday, April 19, 2026, a domestic violence incident at a Fresno hotel led to the arrest of a 46-year-old probationer accused of assaulting a victim and causing a serious ear injury, according to police. (Fresno PD)

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Bullard, Fresno High Schools Received Threats. Police Say Both Campuses Now Cleared

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