In his Feb. 1 column, CALmatters columnist Dan Walters points out that the audit of California's over-budget, behind-schedule high-speed rail project commissioned by state lawmakers this week is limited in its scope. Walters opines that a top-to-bottom examination by state Auditor Elaine Howle of the estimated $70 billion project would...
Dan Walters Calls for More Rigorous High-Speed Rail Audit
In his Feb. 1 column, CALmatters columnist Dan Walters points out that the audit of California's over-budget, behind-schedule high-speed rail project commissioned by state lawmakers this week is limited in its scope. Walters opines that a top-to-bottom examination by state Auditor Elaine Howle of the estimated $70 billion project would...
LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters
Los Angeles Unified epitomizes the difficulties that large urban school districts face in selecting a superintendent to guide them through troubled waters. Superintendent Michelle King resigned earlier this month and, notes CALmatters columnist Dan Walters in his Jan. 31 column, she was the district's ninth superintendent in the past 20 years....
LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters
Los Angeles Unified epitomizes the difficulties that large urban school districts face in selecting a superintendent to guide them through troubled waters. Superintendent Michelle King resigned earlier this month and, notes CALmatters columnist Dan Walters in his Jan. 31 column, she was the district's ninth superintendent in the past 20 years....
Brown's Delta Tunnels & Bullet Train Are in Deep Trouble: Walters
In his Jan. 29 CALmatters column, Dan Walters describes the challenges facing Gov. Jerry Brown's $70 billion High-Speed Rail Project and his Delta tunnels effort. Walters notes that "During his second governorship, Jerry Brown has frequently touted big public-works projects as the mark of a great society — a marked...
Brown's Delta Tunnels & Bullet Train Are in Deep Trouble: Walters
In his Jan. 29 CALmatters column, Dan Walters describes the challenges facing Gov. Jerry Brown's $70 billion High-Speed Rail Project and his Delta tunnels effort. Walters notes that "During his second governorship, Jerry Brown has frequently touted big public-works projects as the mark of a great society — a marked...
Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Anti-Immigrant at Heart?
CALmatters columnist Dan Walters examines U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's hopscotch positions on immigration in his Jan. 25 column and places them in the context of her run for reelection against Kevin de León, the president pro tem of the state Senate. Walters writes that to end the government shutdown "most Democrats...
Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Anti-Immigrant at Heart?
CALmatters columnist Dan Walters examines U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's hopscotch positions on immigration in his Jan. 25 column and places them in the context of her run for reelection against Kevin de León, the president pro tem of the state Senate. Walters writes that to end the government shutdown "most Democrats...
California Schools That Need Help Aren't Getting It: Walters
In his Jan. 21 CALmatters column, Dan Walters zeroes in on a troubling statistic uncovered via the dogged effort of his colleague Jessica Calefati, who covers education. Writing about the state's stumbling attempts to close the achievement and educational attainment gaps, Walters quotes this paragraph from Celefati's Jan. 18 story "Dozens of...
California Schools That Need Help Aren't Getting It: Walters
In his Jan. 21 CALmatters column, Dan Walters zeroes in on a troubling statistic uncovered via the dogged effort of his colleague Jessica Calefati, who covers education. Writing about the state's stumbling attempts to close the achievement and educational attainment gaps, Walters quotes this paragraph from Celefati's Jan. 18 story "Dozens of...