Dan Walters

If Sen. Kamala Harris were to become Joe Biden's vice president, it would launch a game of political musical chairs with Gov. Gavin Newsom conductor.

California's geographic location and its deep economic ties to Asia make the state ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak's effect on America.

There's a debate underway on whether California faces a shortage of registered nurses, colored by political infighting over nurse training programs.

The defeat of a $15 billion school bond issue and other recent rejections of new taxes could signal a new attitude by voters on spending and taxes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a big overhaul of Medi-Cal, California's health care program for the poor, and it could be a precursor to a single-payer system.

California has been a laggard in tracing how students progress through its educational systems but Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for a new data system that would do that.

Assembly Bill 5, which tightens up the legal definition of employee and codifies a state Supreme Court decision, is still highly controversial and the last word on its effects has yet to be spoken.

California officials want Californians to buy more zero-emission cars and use mass transit more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but so far Californians are not cooperating.

A new state report explores the effects of climate change on California's water supply and says more storage and other infrastructure is needed to cope.

California may be on the verge of adopting a tougher attitude about dealing with its ever-increasing crisis of homelessness.