Dan Walters

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Walters: California Politicians Disrespect Our Rights

April 3, 2019

The Constitution’s very specific list of inviolable human rights sets the United States apart from almost every other nation on Earth. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “California’s law prohibiting acquisition and possession of m...

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Walters: Election Results Fuel War on Charter Schools

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 1, 2019

Elections have consequences, and while some are unintended, one major impact of last year’s California elections is very much intended. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “Here’s my...

Walters: Three Months in, Newsom Has Only Tepid Approval

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 31, 2019

Gavin Newsom coasted into the governorship last year, defeating his Republican rival by more than a 3-2 margin. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary It’s not surprising that Republica...

Walters: Poll Underscores California’s Housing Crisis

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 28, 2019

Two months ago, when the Public Policy Institute of California asked the state’s residents to name the top issues that newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature should address, immigration was No. 1. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters ...

Walters: Can California Close Its ‘Achievement Gap’?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 25, 2019

The biggest issue facing the nation’s biggest public school system – California’s, with six million students – is a stubborn “achievement gap.” Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary Th...

Walters: School Accountability Good for Some, Not Others?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 21, 2019

Last year, in his final budget as governor, Jerry Brown proudly proclaimed a new policy to encourage the state’s 114 community colleges to pay more attention to how their students are faring. Opinion...

Walters: Newsom Does It Again With Death Row Reprieve

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 18, 2019

Gavin Newsom is fond of making grandiloquent, headline-grabbing gestures couched in moralistic terms. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “I had no right to do this. We didn’t have the formal authority. But we tried to exercise our ...

Walters: Slowing Economy Could Hit State Budget

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 17, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal, unveiled two months ago, took a surprisingly conservative approach, given his promises of high-dollar spending during his campaign for the governorship. Opi...

Walters: Sales Tax Bite Looms for Internet Consumers

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 14, 2019

There’s nothing new about ordering merchandise from the comfort of one’s home and having it delivered to the doorstep. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary One of the advantages catal...

Walters: Both Abortion Factions Try to Silence Opponents

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

March 11, 2019

Abortion is a divisive moral and political issue that generates ceaseless heated debate, as it should. However, it also entices those who feel passionately about it, one way or the other, to use politics to shut down the other side. Opinion Da...

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Walters: California Politicians Disrespect Our Rights

Walters: Election Results Fuel War on Charter Schools

Walters: Three Months in, Newsom Has Only Tepid Approval

Walters: Poll Underscores California’s Housing Crisis

Walters: Can California Close Its ‘Achievement Gap’?

Walters: School Accountability Good for Some, Not Others?

Walters: Newsom Does It Again With Death Row Reprieve

Walters: Slowing Economy Could Hit State Budget

Walters: Sales Tax Bite Looms for Internet Consumers

Walters: Both Abortion Factions Try to Silence Opponents