Dan Walters

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...

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

/ 2 days 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

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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

/ 1 week 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

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‘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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

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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Hamas Official: We’ll Put Down Arms if an Independent Palestine Is Created

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Tennessee Legislators Join Movement Permitting Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools

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Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

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Jayden Daniels Downplays Issues With Commanders, Says He’d Be ‘Blessed’ to Go No. 2 Overall

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Ex-State Department Official: Israeli Military Gets Preferential Treatment on Abuses

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Down 2-0, the 76ers, Magic & Lakers Hope for Homecourt Lift

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Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court

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Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

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Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

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Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

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Tennessee Legislators Join Movement Permitting Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools

Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

Jayden Daniels Downplays Issues With Commanders, Says He’d Be ‘Blessed’ to Go No. 2 Overall

Down 2-0, the 76ers, Magic & Lakers Hope for Homecourt Lift

Dozens Arrested at USC After Students in Texas Detained as Gaza War Protests Persist

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court

New California Rule Aims to Limit Health Care Cost Increases to 3% Annually

Shohei Ohtani Has 3 Doubles, Landon Knack Gets 1st Win as Dodgers Rout Nats

Lindor Slugs a Pair of 2-Run Homers to Lead Mets Over Giants

Judge Keeps Reedley Biolab Suspect in Jail. Was Operation Just a Warehouse?

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

/ 2 days ago

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

/ 4 days ago

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

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

/ 1 week ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

While California Politicians Skirmish Over Housing, the Shortage Keeps Growing

/ 2 weeks ago

Taxes Are on the November Ballot in Monumental CA Showdown

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 3 weeks ago

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

/ 3 weeks ago

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

/ 4 weeks ago

Hamas Official: We’ll Put Down Arms if an Independent Palestine Is Created

Tennessee Legislators Join Movement Permitting Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools

Strict New EPA Rules Would Force Coal-Fired Power Plants to Capture Emissions or Shut Down

Jayden Daniels Downplays Issues With Commanders, Says He’d Be ‘Blessed’ to Go No. 2 Overall

Ex-State Department Official: Israeli Military Gets Preferential Treatment on Abuses

Down 2-0, the 76ers, Magic & Lakers Hope for Homecourt Lift

Dozens Arrested at USC After Students in Texas Detained as Gaza War Protests Persist

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court

Cruisin’ Through Kingsburg’s 29th Annual Car Show

Meet the Valley Republican Predicting a November Win Over Esmeralda Soria

Wired Wednesday: Construction Workers on 2018 Fresno Unified Project Still Not Paid

Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

Legacy of Speed: The 1,600 Horsepower 1957 ‘Skeva’ Chevy Bel Air Built in Fresno

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