Daniel Walters

Two people are crossing the street in almost deserted downtown Sacramento, and cars are driving down the street.

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Sacramento region gained people but flubbed economic opportunities over 50 years

Sacramento-area growth has concentrated in its suburbs. The city is no longer the center of the region, which has missed chances to expand.

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Daniel Walters

• noviembre 22, 2024

A person wearing a navy blue suit and sitting on a chair behind a desk as they hold a stack of papers that read "The 2021-22 Budget" and "California's Fiscal Outlook".

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$165 billion revenue error continues to haunt California’s budget

The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst warns government spending could expand California's small budget deficit over the next few years.

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Daniel Walters

• 21 de noviembre de 2024

El horizonte de San Francisco visto desde Bernal Heights Hill el 16 de marzo de 2020. Foto de Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

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La influencia política de California se desvanecerá mientras el crecimiento de la población siga siendo lento

La influencia de California en las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas está disminuyendo, lo que es un duro recordatorio del viejo dicho de que la demografía determina el destino.

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Daniel Walters

• 20 de noviembre de 2024

A person stands on the trailer of a truck with several small trees as it drives through a field with trees.

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How three Trump policy decrees could affect California’s agricultural industry

There are three policy areas President-elect Donald Trump wants to change that are particularly important to California farmers. If he does what he has promised, one might benefit the industry and two might hurt it.

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Daniel Walters

• noviembre 19, 2024

The exterior of the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles County approves historic governance reform. San Francisco backs a study

Los Angeles County voters approved a ballot measure to overhaul the Board of Supervisors. San Francisco, on the other hand, picked a new mayor but voted down a more meaningful reform.

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Daniel Walters

• 15 de noviembre de 2024

Four people stand on a stage behind individual podiums, each looking towards their right in front of an audience at a governor candidate forum. Blue, red and gray lights illuminate the stage curtains the background.

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Let the games begin: 2026 campaign for California governor now looms

The next political cycle begins with no clear frontrunners for California governor. There are at least a dozen potential candidates, plus one huge unknown factor: Vice President Kamala Harris’s career plans after losing her presidential bid.

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Daniel Walters

• noviembre 14, 2024

A person wearing a red 'Trump' hat and jersey holds a large flag that reads 'Trump 2024' with an image of Donald Trump over a U.S. flag backdrop. They face a line of cars, some with passengers who have their arms raised, as they drive along a coastal road bordered by rugged cliffs and tall palm trees, illuminated by warm sunlight.

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Democrats still dominate California, but their voters have drifted to the right

Decades ago, Republicans and Democrats were evenly matched in California until the latter became the dominant party in the late 1990s. Last week's election moved the state's ideological needle a little to the right.

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Daniel Walters

• 13 de noviembre de 2024

A tilted view of a person wearing a navy blue suit and looking to his right side while other lawmakers stand behind him at a Home Depot location.

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Newsom usa un truco para posicionarse como líder de la resistencia anti-Trump

Gavin Newsom called a special session of the Legislature “to safeguard California values" from a Trump administration. The false declaration of urgency achieves what Newsom likely wants: national media coverage that probably wouldn’t happen otherwise.

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Daniel Walters

• noviembre 8, 2024

Four white voting booths with American flags and the word "VOTE" emblazoned on the side are visible. A person wearing a baseball cap casts a ballot in one of the booths. They're located in a room, reminiscent of a community center.

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En California, profundamente demócrata, los votantes no siempre marchan al son de los tambores demócratas

California is one of the nation’s bluest states. However, the state’s voters engaged in some serious ticket-splitting this week, implying that they are not as wedded to the dominant party and its ideological causes as widely assumed.

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Daniel Walters

• 7 de noviembre de 2024

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