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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...

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...

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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...

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

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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...

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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...

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

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

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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...

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

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

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