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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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3 hours ago

Assault Case Against Former Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Delayed to 2026

Image of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, a West Virginia Republican

3 hours ago

Republican Senator Agrees to Pay $5 Million in Back Taxes to IRS

Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, a nominee to be a U.S. District Judge for the Central District Of California, swears in during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2022. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz)

5 hours ago

US Judge Orders Trump Administration to Provide Bond Hearings to Detained Migrants

FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump on a deal that would divest TikTok's U.S. operations from ByteDance from its Chinese owner ByteDance, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

5 hours ago

White House Denies Trump Weighing Ouster of FBI Director Kash Patel

President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. (Reuters File)

5 hours ago

Pentagon Advances Golden Dome Missile Defense With New Space Force Contracts

A U.S. Justice Department logo or seal showing Justice Department headquarters, known as "Main Justice," is seen behind the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

5 hours ago

US Justice Department Plans Gun Rights Office Within Civil Rights Unit

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