Dan Walters

Walters: Newsom’s Relief Plan Might Thwart Recall

May 11, 2021

The $100 billion “California Comeback Plan” that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Monday makes perfect political sense. Newsom faces a recall election next fall and while the odds favor his retention, he knows that California’s economic recovery from the COVID-19...

Walters: California’s Experiment in One-Man Governance by Newsom

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 10, 2021

The three-branch system of government is not unique to the United States, but most of the world’s democracies are governed by the parliamentary system. In Great Britain, Canada, Japan, and other nations with...

Walters: Pandemic Eases, but California Housing Crisis Worsens

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 9, 2021

California’s COVID-19 crisis appears to be diminishing, with declining infection rates and rising vaccination rates. If those trends continue, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged, the state’s economy will be fully o...

Walters: Queen Mary ‘Hot Mess’ is Example of Shirked Responsibility

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 5, 2021

We human beings are tempted to shirk responsibility when our lapses of judgment result in negative consequences. Rather than owning up and handling those consequences, we often try to shift the onus or remediation costs to others. Politics is rife with e...

Walters: Eli Broad Was a Passionate School Reformer

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 4, 2021

Los Angeles’ most prominent civic leader, billionaire businessman Eli Broad, died last Friday, sparking an outpouring of praise for his many philanthropies. Broad had come to Los Angeles as a young entrepren...

Walters: Pending Bill Opens Door to CalPERS Corruption

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 3, 2021

Assembly Bill 386 sailed through the Assembly Judiciary Committee last week on a unanimous vote with virtually no discussion about its provisions. The measure also received express treatment a few days earli...

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Walters: Is Newsom Making Any Difference on Fracking?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 2, 2021

British journalist James Bartholomew is widely credited with creating the phrase “virtue signaling” to describe positioning oneself on the popular side of an issue without actually doing anything about it. Politicians are particularly prone to uttering word...

Walters: Biden’s Tax Plan Could Hit California Hard

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

April 28, 2021

A cosmic convergence of events in Washington and Sacramento last week demonstrated how strongly federal and state tax systems are interconnected. President Joe Biden, it was revealed, will ask Congress this ...

Walters: California’s Looming Showdown Over Crime and Punishment

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

April 27, 2021

Should California continue to reduce punishment for crimes large and small, or has it gone too far and implicitly allowed criminals to prey upon Californians without fear of imprisonment? The question has re...

Walters: Is Corporate Tax Hike Too Hot to Handle?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

April 26, 2021

Assembly Bill 71 is one of the year’s most contentious pieces of legislation —a hefty increase in corporate and personal income taxes to finance new efforts to end homelessness. Assemblywoman Luz Rivas, an Arleta Democrat, is carrying the bill with backing ...

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Walters: Newsom’s Relief Plan Might Thwart Recall

Walters: California’s Experiment in One-Man Governance by Newsom

Walters: Pandemic Eases, but California Housing Crisis Worsens

Walters: Queen Mary ‘Hot Mess’ is Example of Shirked Responsibility

Walters: Eli Broad Was a Passionate School Reformer

Walters: Pending Bill Opens Door to CalPERS Corruption

Walters: Is Newsom Making Any Difference on Fracking?

Walters: Biden’s Tax Plan Could Hit California Hard

Walters: California’s Looming Showdown Over Crime and Punishment

Walters: Is Corporate Tax Hike Too Hot to Handle?