Dan Walters

Commentary: The Politics of California’s Killer Wildfires

November 14, 2018

Californians – most of us, anyway – loath President Donald Trump and the state’s voters punished him this month by flipping as many as half of its Republican-held congressional districts. Opinion by Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “Billions...

Commentary: State-County Conflict Could Flare up Again Soon

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

November 4, 2018

When California became the 31st state in 1850, the Legislature quickly created 27 counties to provide basic local services, such as roads, sheriffs and courts, to a sparse, mostly rural population. Opini...

Stock photo of money, gavel, and handcuffs

Walters: War Over Bail Bonds Has Only Just Begun

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

November 1, 2018

One of this year’s most contentious legislative battles was over requiring those accused of serious crimes to post cash bail to be released from jail while their cases are pending. Opinion by Dan Walt...

Photo combination of Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom

Walters: Another Conflict Brewing Over Work Disability Costs

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 30, 2018

Gavin Newsom loves high-concept, almost edgy, approaches to governance – not unlike a younger Jerry Brown during his first governorship four decades ago. Opinion by Dan Walters CALmatters Columnist Five major interest groups constantly joust ...

Walters: Labor Shortage Could Slow California’s Economy

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 29, 2018

California’s latest employment report is nothing short of astounding. Opinion by Dan Walters CALmatters Columnist The state’s unemployment rate, which topped 12 percent during the Great Recess...

Walters: Feinstein-De León Senate Debate Changed Nothing

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 18, 2018

With voting already underway and trailing in the polls, Kevin de León desperately needed to score big in Wednesday’s one-and-only quasi-debate with U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Opinion by Dan Walters ...

Walters: Locals Seek New Taxes Despite $4B Property Tax Surge

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 17, 2018

Local government officials throughout the state got some very good financial news when county tax assessors toted up changes in taxable property values for their 2018-19 budgets. Opinion by Dan Walters CALmatters Columnist That increase, thre...

Dan Walters: Four Measures Would Do Little About Housing Crisis

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 14, 2018

Few would doubt that California’s single most important economic/political issue is a growing housing shortage which distresses millions of Californians and is the largest single factor in the state’s highest-i...

Photo of ambulance racing through city streets on a rainy night

Commentary: Two Arcane Ballot Measures Show Need for Reform

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

October 11, 2018

There’s a symbiotic relationship between two of the 11 statewide ballot measures facing voters next month, Propositions 8 and 11. Both would have voters decide very narrow union-management conflicts in two r...

We've got issues, and we're willing to share

(but only if you want them in your inbox).

Gene-Edited Food Is Coming, but Will Shoppers Buy?

Fresno’s Top Cop Offers No. 1 Tip to Stop Car Thieves

Opposition to War in Yemen Grows. How Will Trump Respond?

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

Career Tech Expo Is Big Eye-Opener for Students

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

State Center’s Unrepresented Employees Get 2% Raises

Cambridge Students Learn How to Talk Things Out

Fresno's Veterans Day Parade Is Largest In the Nation

Roy Clark, Country Guitar Virtuoso, ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Has Died

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

49ers 2017 Draft Class Struggles in Second Year in NFL

Walters: Labor Shortage Could Slow California's Economy

This $2M Tract Home Embodies Crisis and Solutions: Joe Mathews

Commentary: The Politics of California’s Killer Wildfires

GOP Is Dead in California. A New Way Must Rise: Kristin Olsen

Top 10 Photos of the Week

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

Commentary: The Politics of California’s Killer Wildfires

Commentary: State-County Conflict Could Flare up Again Soon

Walters: War Over Bail Bonds Has Only Just Begun

Walters: Another Conflict Brewing Over Work Disability Costs

Walters: Labor Shortage Could Slow California’s Economy

Walters: Feinstein-De León Senate Debate Changed Nothing

Walters: Locals Seek New Taxes Despite $4B Property Tax Surge

Dan Walters: Four Measures Would Do Little About Housing Crisis

Commentary: Two Arcane Ballot Measures Show Need for Reform