Dan Walters

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom reiterated one of his favorite complaints — that local government officials aren’t doing enough to reduce Calif...

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom reiterated one of his favorite complaints — that local government officials aren’t doing enough to reduce Calif...

Opinion

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Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

Californians once supported criminal justice reforms to lighten penalties for crime but attitudes have changed. A November ballot measure co...

Crime

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Will State AG Rob Bonta Jump Into 2026 Race for CA Governor?

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been busy lately, or so it would seem from the never-ending stream of news releases from the Depar...

Opinion

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CA’s High Construction Costs Limit Housing. A Supreme Court Decision Might Help

California’s chronic inability to build enough housing – particularly for low-income families – has many causes, but a big one is its extrem...

Opinion

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‘Digital Democracy’ Project Penetrates California’s Opaque Political Processes

When I began covering California politics 49 years ago, digital technology was in its infancy and the Capitol ran on paper. Dan Walters Ca...

Opinion

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While California Politicians Skirmish Over Housing, the Shortage Keeps Growing

The current session of the California Legislature, like all recent sessions, has featured the state’s perpetual conflict over its acute shor...

Opinion

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Taxes Are on the November Ballot in Monumental CA Showdown

Californians will be coughing up many billions of dollars this month as they file their federal and state income tax returns and pay the sec...

Opinion

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CA Labor Priorities and Business ‘Job Killers’ on a Collision Course

Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion An annual political ritual was repeated Wednesday when the California Chamber of Commerce released its 2024 ...

Dan Walters

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How the Saga of California’s Contentious Income-Based Utility Charge Began

A year ago, California’s three big investor-owned electric power utilities – Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San ...

Opinion

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Californians Pay High Gas Prices and Gas Taxes Yet Still Have Bad Highways

To state the obvious, California motorists are experiencing one of the state’s periodic spikes in gasoline prices. Dan Walters CalMatters ...

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Boeing’s Financial Woes Continue, While Families of Crash Victims Urge US to Prosecute

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Police Tangle With Students in Texas and California as Wave of Campus Protest Against Gaza War Grows

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Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

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Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

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Slumping California Risks Losing World’s ‘5th Largest Economy’ Title

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Ukraine Uses Long-Range Missiles Secretly Provided by US to Hit Russian-Held Areas, Officials Say

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Upward Bound: Edison High’s Garcia Headed to Johns Hopkins

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Boxing Star Ryan Garcia Wants to Meet Netanyahu, Pledges Aid for Gaza Children

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Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

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Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

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Legacy of Speed: The 1,600 Horsepower 1957 ‘Skeva’ Chevy Bel Air Built in Fresno

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Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

Slumping California Risks Losing World’s ‘5th Largest Economy’ Title

Ukraine Uses Long-Range Missiles Secretly Provided by US to Hit Russian-Held Areas, Officials Say

Upward Bound: Edison High’s Garcia Headed to Johns Hopkins

Boxing Star Ryan Garcia Wants to Meet Netanyahu, Pledges Aid for Gaza Children

Fong Won’t Debate Boudreaux, but We Get Hot Topic Answers Anyway

Legislation Pandering to Tribal Casinos Is a Bad Bet for Fresno Cardroom Employees

About 1 in 4 US Adults Over 50 Say They Expect to Never Retire, an AARP Study Finds

Biden Signs a $95 Billion War Aid Measure With Assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

/ 2 days ago

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

/ 4 days ago

Will State AG Rob Bonta Jump Into 2026 Race for CA Governor?

/ 7 days ago

CA’s High Construction Costs Limit Housing. A Supreme Court Decision Might Help

/ 1 week ago

‘Digital Democracy’ Project Penetrates California’s Opaque Political Processes

/ 2 weeks ago

While California Politicians Skirmish Over Housing, the Shortage Keeps Growing

/ 2 weeks ago

Taxes Are on the November Ballot in Monumental CA Showdown

/ 2 weeks ago

CA Labor Priorities and Business ‘Job Killers’ on a Collision Course

/ 3 weeks ago

How the Saga of California’s Contentious Income-Based Utility Charge Began

/ 3 weeks ago

Californians Pay High Gas Prices and Gas Taxes Yet Still Have Bad Highways

/ 4 weeks ago

Boeing’s Financial Woes Continue, While Families of Crash Victims Urge US to Prosecute

Police Tangle With Students in Texas and California as Wave of Campus Protest Against Gaza War Grows

Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

Slumping California Risks Losing World’s ‘5th Largest Economy’ Title

Ukraine Uses Long-Range Missiles Secretly Provided by US to Hit Russian-Held Areas, Officials Say

Upward Bound: Edison High’s Garcia Headed to Johns Hopkins

Boxing Star Ryan Garcia Wants to Meet Netanyahu, Pledges Aid for Gaza Children

Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

Legacy of Speed: The 1,600 Horsepower 1957 ‘Skeva’ Chevy Bel Air Built in Fresno

Fresno’s Baklava House Entices Foodies With Its Delicious Flavors

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