Dan Walters

After years of jousting among California's many water interests, there have been a few major breakthroughs recently. But other battles, such as validity of long-standing water rights, remain unsettled.

The ongoing conflict between state officials in California and local governments over housing resembles a game of Whac-A-Mole.

Although Democrats dominate California's politics, left-leaning organizations feel frustrated in their efforts to remake the state.

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is having a divisive impact on Democratic politics and in academia and California is a forum for the debates.

California politicians have steadfastly refused to deal with the volatile revenues that plague the state budget. They now face a whopping $68 billion deficit.

A newly elected Gov. Gavin Newsom was skeptical about completing California's bullet train project, but he's morphed into a booster. However, his reservations about the project remain valid.

A new study found that spending $53 million on upgrading the reading skills of third graders had a positive effect. It's a lesson that politicians should heed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared that the state's economy is "booming" in a recent debate. A new report shows that it is actually slowing, and that the governor faces a huge budget problem as income tax revenues lag behind.

Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Ohio Republicans for trying to change voting rules to thwart an abortion rights ballot measure, but he's doing the same thing to kill a business-backed measure making it more difficult to raise taxes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced off in a televised debate Thursday night. Those who opted for the Dallas vs. Seattle football game got a better show.