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Gathering storm: What California must learn from the Midwest floods

Sacramento is among the cities in the country with the greatest risk of catastrophic flooding. The destructive power of Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, Super-storm Sandy and the bomb cyclone that hit Nebraska in March are yet more evidence climate change is upon us. We must adapt. We must prepare.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 4월 1, 2019

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Election results fuel war on charter schools

The California Teachers Association and other elements of the education establishment want to block charter schools and last year's elections will make it easier.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 4월 1, 2019

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After 40 years, let’s finally reform Proposition 13

Proposition 13 of 1978 brought about a seismic shift in governance in California.  In 2020, 42 years after Proposition 13’s passage, voters will have an opportunity to reform the 1978 initiative by requiring that commercial and industrial property owners pay their fair share.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 3월 31, 2019

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Three months in, Newsom has only tepid approval

Three months into his governorship, Gavin Newsom enjoys only tepid support from the voters who elected him.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 3월 31, 2019

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Who benefits from e-cigarette restrictions

The pharmaceutical industry has shown a hostility to e-cigarettes because they present a direct threat to pharmaceutical products.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 3월 29, 2019

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Weekly Walters 03/29/2019

A collection of commentaries by Dan Walters over the past week.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 3월 29, 2019

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For the privilege of helping others, I will be paying off student loans for 20 years

The college admissions scam, much of which involves parents of USC students, serves as a blaring signal that college is not about education. It is about status. The majority of us do not have anyone to help buy our admission, let alone our education. I am one of the millions of Americans who will graduate with massive debt. By the time I earn my master’s degree in a year and a half, my student loans will amount to about $80,000.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 3월 28, 2019

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Poll underscores California’s housing crisis

A new statewide poll indicates that Californians are very worried about housing affordability — so much so that many are contemplating leaving the state.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 3월 28, 2019

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Solving California’s housing crisis demands action. These steps will help

California’s 4.2 percent unemployment rate is at a 10-year low. Wages are accelerating at their fastest pace in nearly a decade. But prospective home buyers continue to see sticker shock, with median prices still hovering in the $530,000 range. The affordability problem must be addressed and fast if California is to remain a place where middle class people can live.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 3월 27, 2019

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Banning paper receipts just more pettifoggery

Banning paper cash register receipts doesn't rise to the level of a legislative solution. It's pettifoggery.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 3월 27, 2019