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Walters: Another Dicey Utility Overhaul

July 11, 2019

Californians should always be skeptical when their politicians overhaul the state’s electrical utility system while promising more efficient, less polluting, and reasonably priced service. Dan Walters CALmatters Californians get their juice ...

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Sheltering in Place During a Wildfire a Dicey Strategy

AP News

April 25, 2019

REDDING — For Californians who might have to escape wildfire again this year, the options are perilous. Many live in communities that don't have well-thought-out public evacuation plans and lack the road capaci...

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Victims’ Parents Urge Newsom to Stop Death Penalty Reprieve

AP News

April 12, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Parents of Californians murdered by people now on death row shared gruesome details of their loved ones' killings Thursday as they launched a statewide tour to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his...

California Raised Taxes to Pay Doctors for the Poor. It’s Still Waiting for Them.

CALmatters

March 8, 2019

It’s been two years since Californians voted to raise tobacco taxes so the state could pay doctors and dentists more when they treat low-income patients. But it’s unclear if the money is achieving a related purpose: getting more medical providers to accept the...

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Walters: Will the One-Percenters Flee California’s High Taxes?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

February 7, 2019

Reality – a new reality – is hitting home as Californians work on their 2018 federal income tax returns. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary “If even a small number of high-income ta...

LeBron James’ Move to Lakers Could Cost Him $20 Million in Taxes

CALmatters

December 28, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown has gotten a lot of credit for California’s fiscal rebound. When he came to office, the state budget was running a deficit of $27 billion; now, as Brown leaves office, he’ll leave his successor...

Pentagon Nominee Regrets Turkey's 'Drift' From West

Central Unified Administrator Dies in Shaver Lake Crash

State Has New Anti-Bias Hair Law. Fresno Schools Say They Comply.

Nesting Penguins Can’t Resist Lure of New Zealand Sushi Shop

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

49ers' Garoppolo Goes to QB School Before Training Camp

‘Game of Thrones’ Reigns With Record 32 Emmy Nominations

Nesting Penguins Can’t Resist Lure of New Zealand Sushi Shop

Fresno’s Mike Oz Explains How He Got His Own 2019 Topps Allen And Ginter Baseball Card

Walters: Democratic Voters More Centrist Than Their Party

California Shouldn’t Ignore Hydropower in Climate Change Fight

A Small Bald Humble Goal for Newsom: Boost CSU Enrollment

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Trump's Unpopular But Base Is Growing and He Likely Will Win Again

Trump vs. Democrats: ‘Racist’ and ‘Socialist’ Lines Drawn for 2020

Sanders Set to Mount Vigorous Defense of ‘Medicare for All’

Soria Named to Group of Advisers to Newsom on Homelessness