Senate Bill 50 Archives

Walters: Capitol Grinds up Major Housing Bill

February 3, 2020

Even under optimal circumstances, California is extraordinarily difficult to govern — more like a fractious nation than a culturally homogenous state. Our size and our staggering economic, cultural, ethnic, even geographic and meteorological diversity not o...

Walters: Winnowing Legislative Grain From Chaff

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

January 9, 2020

During the pre-industrial era, crops of wheat were planted, cultivated, harvested and processed by hand. The latter included “winnowing,” typically by using a shallow basket to toss the crushed kernels of wh...

Walters: Secrecy Abounds on State Budget, Major Bills

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

May 29, 2019

Fair warning: By reading this you will be plunging into the Legislature’s almost impenetrably arcane thicket of internal procedures. Dan Walters CALmatters To begin at the beginning, for deca...

Democrats Delay Nominating Convention Amid Virus Concerns

Louisville Police Chief Fired in Aftermath of Fatal Shooting

I am ‘the President of Law and Order,’ Trump Declares

Surrounded by Fresno Police in Case of Mistaken Identity, ‘The Kid is Scared to Death’

Coronavirus Could Force Private Medical Practices to Close or Sell

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

Fresno Supervisors Approve Resolution to Delay Vehicle Miles Traveled Law

Local Eateries Scramble for Beef and to Keep Menu Prices in Check

In Memoriam: Bob Bennett, 86, Coach, Mentor, Visionary

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Merced Lawmaker Pitches Legalized Sports Betting in California

Your Next Boss Could Be an Undocumented Immigrant; Growing Number of Business Founders Lack Legal Status

Walters: A Conflict 42 Years in the Making

Walters: Recession Freezes Ambitious Agenda

Want a Real Education, California Students? Go on Strike!

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Trump Gets Ally as Ex-Navy Pilot Wins California House Seat

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

Walters: Capitol Grinds up Major Housing Bill

Walters: Winnowing Legislative Grain From Chaff

Walters: Secrecy Abounds on State Budget, Major Bills

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