Dan Walters

Gov. Gavin Newsom uses the term nation-state to describe California. Could it make it as a separate nation? And should it try?

As recession hammers state and local government budgets, the state Supreme Court is weighing a case that could reveal how much, if any, their pension obligations could be reduced.

Republican Assemblyman Jay Obernlte is a dogged champion for accountability and transparency in local tax and bond measures and is trying for win No. 2.

Gov. Gavin Newsom must maintain credibility to succeed as the state's coronavirus czar, but he's his own worst enemy in that regard.

California's budget will take a big hit from the pandemic-induced recession, but the size of the impact is still up in the air.

California may be headed to all-mail voting but there are worrisome aspects such as delayed election results and controversy about "ballot harvesting."

California's long-running battles over educational accountability have a new wrinkle,, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the recession it induced are generating lawsuits and other conflicts over who should pay for their effects.

California cities have been hurting financially. Even with federal help, the recession induced by COVID-19 makes it a perfect storm.

COVID-19's disparate effects are shown in the data of its death toll. New York's death rate is 25 times as high as California's.