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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

Eye-Popping Construction Costs Intensify California’s Chronic Housing Shortage

It’s not hyperbole to declare that California’s most serious economic, social and political issue is its chronic shortage of hou...

/ 12 hours ago

As Newsom Finishes His Governorship, Would-Be Successors Are Multiplying

There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden wer...

/ 2 days ago

Is California Ready for Its Close-Up? Trump Will Demonize the State and Harris

“Alright, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion Fading movie star Norma Desmond (Glor...

/ 3 days ago

California Legislature Makes a Flurry of Big Changes to November Ballot Measures

With California’s votes for president and U.S. senator being foregone conclusions, the state’s political establishment has been gearing up f...

/ 3 weeks ago

Under Newsom’s Governorship, Homelessness Crisis Still Haunts California

Homelessness is the political albatross hanging around Gavin Newsom’s neck, something that’s plagued him not only as governor but even earli...

/ 4 weeks ago

Did Political Bias Influence California Court Ruling on Anti-Tax Ballot Measure?

When the California Supreme Court unanimously declared a week ago that a highly controversial tax limitation measure could not appear on the...

/ 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s State of the State Address Looked Like a Presidential Campaign Launch

The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and...

/ 1 month ago

California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders wrapped themselves in a blanket of self-congratulatory statements Saturday as they announced a dea...

/ 1 month ago

California Democrats Score Big Win as Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure

The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the state Supreme...

/ 1 month ago

California’s Budget Process Has Once Again Become Secretive and Needs Reform

A minor miracle occurred in the California Capitol 50 years ago this month when a bipartisan majority of state senators refused to accept a ...

/ 1 month ago

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