Dan Walters

The conflict between California's state government and many cities over housing quotas continues while construction continues to lag behind need.

There's a wealth of high-quality journalism about California issues if voters are willing to shun propagandistic outlets in favor of professional reporting and analysis.

Gavin Newsom said he wanted to accomplish "big hairy, audacious goals" while running for governor in 2018. But reality interceded.

California's treasury is awash in cash and the Capitol's dominant Democrats now must decide how to handle the cornucopia.

After decades of political war over damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, the contending factions have negotiated a peace treaty.

The experience of Sacramento encapsulates California's homelessness crisis and the difficulty of dealing with it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's commission on remaking California's health care system just provided options rather than a clear pathway to change.

Declining enrollment in California's public schools pose a financial dilemma for local school systems and political issue for the governor and the Legislature.

While Marion Joseph, a fierce advocate for phonics in reading instruction, has died, one California school district's experience validates her position.

Two new reports indicate that California taxpayers are not getting much bang for the billions of bucks they spend on public services.