Dan Walters

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

At least once a month a new front opens in California’s political guerrilla war between state and local officials over housing. Dan Walter...

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

At least once a month a new front opens in California’s political guerrilla war between state and local officials over housing. Dan Walter...

Housing

/ 23 hours ago

As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland?

A couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for fa...

Opinion

/ 2 days ago

California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

California’s public schools, with nearly 6 million students, are feeling the financial impacts of a quintuple whammy. Dan Walters CalMatte...

Opinion

/ 4 days ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

The must-follow website this month among California’s politicians, bureaucrats, and interest group lobbyists is the “California Personal Inc...

Opinion

/ 6 days ago

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

/ 1 week ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

‘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

/ 3 weeks ago

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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These Two Fresno Pacific Students Faced Challenges. They’ll Graduate on Saturday.

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Crawford Goes 7 Innings, Wong Has 3 Hits, and Red Sox Beat Giants

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WNBA Teams Look for Bigger Arenas When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town

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Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California Significant to Tribal Nations

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Boxer Ryan Garcia Denies Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs After Beating Devin Haney

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Yamamoto Shines Again as Dodgers Blank Diamondbacks

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Peloton Cutting About 400 Jobs Worldwide; CEO McCarthy Stepping Down

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Senators Want Limits on Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology for Airport Screening

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Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

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Crawford Goes 7 Innings, Wong Has 3 Hits, and Red Sox Beat Giants

WNBA Teams Look for Bigger Arenas When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town

Boxer Ryan Garcia Denies Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs After Beating Devin Haney

Yamamoto Shines Again as Dodgers Blank Diamondbacks

Police Dismantle UCLA Tent Camp, Take Pro-Palestinian Protesters Into Custody

Biden Stays Quiet Amid Gaza Protests, College Police Clashes

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Turbo Lag, Whale Tails, Widowmakers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Legendary Porsche 930

Fresno State Shows the Nation How a Peaceful Palestinian Protest is Done

Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

/ 23 hours ago

As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland?

/ 2 days ago

California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

/ 4 days ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

/ 6 days ago

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

/ 1 week ago

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

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

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While California Politicians Skirmish Over Housing, the Shortage Keeps Growing

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These Two Fresno Pacific Students Faced Challenges. They’ll Graduate on Saturday.

Crawford Goes 7 Innings, Wong Has 3 Hits, and Red Sox Beat Giants

WNBA Teams Look for Bigger Arenas When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town

Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California Significant to Tribal Nations

Boxer Ryan Garcia Denies Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs After Beating Devin Haney

Yamamoto Shines Again as Dodgers Blank Diamondbacks

Peloton Cutting About 400 Jobs Worldwide; CEO McCarthy Stepping Down

Senators Want Limits on Government’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology for Airport Screening

Turbo Lag, Whale Tails, Widowmakers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Legendary Porsche 930

Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent

Principal Makes Case for Bullard High Fence: It Will Keep Students, Staff Safe

Students, Faculty Call for University of Texas President to Resign Over Handling of Gaza Protests

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