Dan Walters

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-impor...

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-impor...

Opinion

/ 23 hours ago

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

/ 2 days 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

/ 3 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

/ 5 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

/ 1 week 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

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Google, Justice Department Make Final Arguments About Whether Search Engine is a Monopoly

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Captain Sentenced to 4 Years for Criminal Negligence in Fiery Deaths of 34 Aboard Scuba Boat

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Southern California City Detects Localized Tuberculosis Outbreak

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The Lakers Fire Coach Darvin Ham After Just 2 Seasons in Charge

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Mountain West Boss Reveals There’s Talk of Football Playoffs for Teams Like Fresno State

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Dodgers Ace Walker Buehler Expected to Return From Tommy John Surgery on Monday

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Winter Weather in May in Fresno? It’s ‘Definitely Weird’

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Police Investigating Possible Vandalism at Jewish Temple, Catholic Church

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Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

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

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Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

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Google, Justice Department Make Final Arguments About Whether Search Engine is a Monopoly

Anchovy Feast Draws the Most Sea Lions to SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf in 15 Years

Captain Sentenced to 4 Years for Criminal Negligence in Fiery Deaths of 34 Aboard Scuba Boat

Southern California City Detects Localized Tuberculosis Outbreak

The Lakers Fire Coach Darvin Ham After Just 2 Seasons in Charge

Mountain West Boss Reveals There’s Talk of Football Playoffs for Teams Like Fresno State

Dodgers Ace Walker Buehler Expected to Return From Tommy John Surgery on Monday

Liar, Liar: Potential Trump VP Pick Noem’s Claims Are on Fire

What Did State Supreme Court Decide on Defamation Suit Against Assemblymember Soria?

Two Months to Count Election Ballots? California’s Long Tallies Turn Election Day Into Weeks, Months

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

/ 23 hours ago

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

/ 2 days ago

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

/ 3 days ago

California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

/ 5 days ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

/ 1 week 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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 3 weeks ago

Google, Justice Department Make Final Arguments About Whether Search Engine is a Monopoly

Anchovy Feast Draws the Most Sea Lions to SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf in 15 Years

Captain Sentenced to 4 Years for Criminal Negligence in Fiery Deaths of 34 Aboard Scuba Boat

Southern California City Detects Localized Tuberculosis Outbreak

The Lakers Fire Coach Darvin Ham After Just 2 Seasons in Charge

Mountain West Boss Reveals There’s Talk of Football Playoffs for Teams Like Fresno State

Dodgers Ace Walker Buehler Expected to Return From Tommy John Surgery on Monday

Winter Weather in May in Fresno? It’s ‘Definitely Weird’

Police Investigating Possible Vandalism at Jewish Temple, Catholic Church

Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

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

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