Dan Walters

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...

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

/ 5 days 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

/ 6 days 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

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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

/ 3 weeks ago

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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When Newsom Gives His State of the State, He Should Be Candid About California’s Economy

Gov. Gavin Newsom postponed his annual State of the State address while awaiting the fate of his mental health ballot measure in this month’...

Dan Walters

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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Pledged $10M for Maui Wildfire Survivors. They Gave Much More.

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Did Fresno Unified’s Biggest Contractor Not Pay Its Workers? Company Still Gets Millions After Civil Penalty

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Biden Marks Earth Day by Going After GOP, Announcing $7 Billion in Federal Solar Power Grants

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Fresno Unified Says It Has No Superintendent Succession Plan Despite HR Leader’s Claim

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Work Starts on Bullet Train Line From Las Vegas to LA

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Trustees to Vote on New Fresno High Gym, Bullard Security Fence. Who Were the Low Bidders?

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Will CA Lawmakers Crack Down on Spending by Utility Companies?

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Supreme Court Will Take Up the Legal Fight Over Ghost Guns, Firearms Without Serial Numbers

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‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have to Execute It’: FUSD Board President

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Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

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Prop 47 Reformers Send Nearly a Million Signatures to Sacramento

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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Pledged $10M for Maui Wildfire Survivors. They Gave Much More.

Did Fresno Unified’s Biggest Contractor Not Pay Its Workers? Company Still Gets Millions After Civil Penalty

Work Starts on Bullet Train Line From Las Vegas to LA

Trustees to Vote on New Fresno High Gym, Bullard Security Fence. Who Were the Low Bidders?

Will CA Lawmakers Crack Down on Spending by Utility Companies?

Supreme Court Will Take Up the Legal Fight Over Ghost Guns, Firearms Without Serial Numbers

Express Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection, Announces Store Closures

Will There Be a Third Measure E? What Richard Spencer Says.

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Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

/ 2 days ago

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

/ 5 days ago

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

/ 6 days ago

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

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While California Politicians Skirmish Over Housing, the Shortage Keeps Growing

/ 2 weeks ago

Taxes Are on the November Ballot in Monumental CA Showdown

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

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

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When Newsom Gives His State of the State, He Should Be Candid About California’s Economy

/ 4 weeks ago

Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Pledged $10M for Maui Wildfire Survivors. They Gave Much More.

Did Fresno Unified’s Biggest Contractor Not Pay Its Workers? Company Still Gets Millions After Civil Penalty

Biden Marks Earth Day by Going After GOP, Announcing $7 Billion in Federal Solar Power Grants

Fresno Unified Says It Has No Superintendent Succession Plan Despite HR Leader’s Claim

Work Starts on Bullet Train Line From Las Vegas to LA

Trustees to Vote on New Fresno High Gym, Bullard Security Fence. Who Were the Low Bidders?

Will CA Lawmakers Crack Down on Spending by Utility Companies?

Supreme Court Will Take Up the Legal Fight Over Ghost Guns, Firearms Without Serial Numbers

‘This Is How to Improve Reading Proficiency. We Just Have to Execute It’: FUSD Board President

Wired Wednesday: How High Will the Price of Gold & Silver Go?

Lamborghini’s Race Evolution: From Tractors to the Track

Prop 47 Reformers Send Nearly a Million Signatures to Sacramento

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