Author: Dan Walters, Cal Matters

California’s winners and losers in bids for more state budget aid

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Jul 6, 2023 5:05 pm | Commentary

In the months leading up to last week’s passage of a new state budget, three major public service...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are flying blind as they attempt to fashion a new state...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | May 18, 2023 5:25 pm | Commentary

Twelve years ago, after weeks of public saber-rattling and secret negotiations, then-Gov. Jerry...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | May 8, 2023 10:20 am | Commentary

Early explorers believed California to be an island, and while its physical attachment to the rest...

Posted by Dan Walters, Cal Matters | Apr 11, 2023 9:17 am | Commentary

Last Monday, California water officials slogged through deep snow 7,000 feet above sea level, west...