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Weekly Walters 08/17/2018

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

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 17, 2018

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Pro-Con: Would desert water project help or hurt?

By Mary Martin Mary Martin is retired Superintendent of the Mojave National Preserve and Lassen Volcanic National Park, qsmamo@frontiernet.net.  She wrote this commentary for CALmatters. California policymakers are the last line of defense against the federal government’s attempt to facilitate a water heist from beneath our Mojave Desert. Cadiz Inc. seeks to extract 50,000 acre-feet […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 17, 2018

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Free press

Bill Jurkovich, Citrus Heights President Donald Trump has been attacked constantly by some of the major media outlets in editorials and with biased and slanted news. Is it surprising that he fights back? I believe these outlets do this on purpose to increase their circulation. Trump can only bluster. He can do nothing about the First […]

에 의해 Reader Reactions • 8월 16, 2018

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My turn: Charitable raffles should not become gambling operations

The NFL and Major League Baseball should not be permitted to run exclusive 50/50 raffles unless and until a comprehensive review and audit are conducted. Charitable raffles should not become gambling operations and revenue sources for business.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 16, 2018

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My turn: Trump damages the First Amendment; #EnemyOfNone

By Gregory Favre Gregory Favre, the former executive of The Sacramento Bee and retired vice president of news for the McClatchy Company, is a CALmatters board member, gregory@calmatters.org. He wrote this commentary for CALmatters. The men who wrote the First Amendment were not journalistic innocents, nor were they admirers of journalists. The journalism of their […]

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 16, 2018

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California has big void in educational information

California is one of the few states that don't require comprehensive reports on students' academic achievement, which makes it impossible for policymakers to know what's working in the schools and what's not.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 16, 2018

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My turn: CA can lead on climate change and housing equity

Sen. Henry Stern's Senate Bill 1477 offers a roadmap for California to lead on climate action and housing equity.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 15, 2018

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Long waits at DMV? Not for Capitol insiders

State legislators complain about hours-long waits at Department of Motor Vehicles offices, but refuse to audit the agency to determine causes and enjoy having a private DMV office to serve their needs. The situation fuels public disdain for state and local officials.

에 의해 댄 월터스 • 8월 15, 2018

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School chief candidates Tuck, Thurmond on pensions

Tony Thurmond: Education stakeholders must identify pension solutions. Marshall Tuck: Politicians have ignored the pension problem for too long.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 14, 2018

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Pro-Con: Does a Western regional electric grid make sense?

Legislators have the opportunity to end the isolation that limits California’s ability to quickly and affordably deploy renewable energy. They need to pass Assembly Bill 813. Or not.

에 의해 게스트 코멘터리 • 8월 13, 2018