Daniel Walters

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and other California lawmakers stand amongst burnt structures, rubble and debris at a mobile home park that was destroyed during a wildfire.

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California probablemente sentirá las consecuencias de la decisiva victoria de Donald Trump

There's no reason to believe that Donald Trump will not continue using California as a punching bag during his second stint as president. But many may wonder what Kamala Harris's defeat now means for Gavin Newsom's ambitions.

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Daniel Walters

• 6 de noviembre de 2024

Una vista de cerca de las manos de una persona mientras hojea un folleto con información sobre propuestas electorales mientras sostiene un bolígrafo con su mano derecha.

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Biggest potential impact in California’s election? Hundreds of bonds and tax measures

Three statewide ballot propositions and hundreds more local measures will test California voters' appetites for higher taxes and more debt for public works projects.

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Daniel Walters

• 5 de noviembre de 2024

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A century later, salmon again spawning in Klamath River after dams removed

The Klamath River used to be the West Coast’s third most productive salmon fishery, until four hydroelectric dams built in the early 20th Century blocked salmon spawning.

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Daniel Walters

• 1 de noviembre de 2024

A person wearing blue and grey tie dye pants and black shirt puts on a red sweatshirt in front of a graffiti wall where a homeless encanmpment used to be.

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Newsom provides welfare to the wealthy, skimps on anti-homelessness programs

This week Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $750 million to a few already wealthy entertainment producers and $827 million to cities and counties helping homeless people gain shelter.

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Daniel Walters

• 31 de octubre de 2024

Adrian De La Cruz llena su camión de trabajo con diésel en una estación de servicio en el oeste de Fresno el 7 de mayo de 2024. Foto de Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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California’s transition off carbon fuels could upset gasoline supply, prices

California may be facing a period of volatility on both gas supply and price as it attempts to wean itself from combustion-powered transportation, its largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Daniel Walters

• 30 de octubre de 2024

A person, wearing a bluew suit and white shirt, stands behind a podium with a small sign that reads "light, camera, jobs" while several people stand behind him.

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Why Newsom wants California taxpayers to spend millions more subsidizing Hollywood

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the next state budget to more than double a tax credit for the entertainment industry, despite its overstated value to California's economy.

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Daniel Walters

• 29 de octubre de 2024

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Election will test power of Californians’ backlash against crime

Crime could be setting the Democratic Party on the path of an atmospheric shift, putting the brakes on the party’s leftward tilt.

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Daniel Walters

• 25 de octubre de 2024

El agua sale del aliviadero de Oroville en el lago Oroville en el condado de Butte, el 26 de marzo de 2023. California finalizó su año hídrico 2022-23 el sábado 30 de septiembre de 2023. Después de años de sequía severa, los embalses del proyecto de agua estatal finalizaron el año a 128% de su promedio histórico. Eso incluye el lago Oroville. Foto de Noah Berger, AP Photo

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California reservoirs are flush, but water politics may trump hydrology

In California, water politics are tricky, but they're as important as hydrological factors like precipitation and storage.

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Daniel Walters

• 24 de octubre de 2024

Vista aérea de un barrio residencial. Las casas se alinean en las calles y los tejados se ven desde arriba. A lo lejos se ve un parque con un gran estanque.

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California homeowners enjoy large wealth gains while more people get priced out

California has one of the lowest homeownership rates in the nation. Similar to other economic indices, it also includes a strong racial component that affects state's generational wealth gap.

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Daniel Walters

• 23 de octubre de 2024

People sit at a row of cubicles at a job center.

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Unemployment rate doesn’t tell the full story of California’s unhealthy labor force

California’s official unemployment rate remained unchanged in September at 5.3%. That doesn’t sound alarming, unless one dives more deeply into the data.

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Daniel Walters

• 22 de octubre de 2024