Dan Walters

COVID-19's disparate effects are shown in the data of its death toll. New York's death rate is 25 times as high as California's.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed an 80-member task force to guide California's economic recovery. We should not have high expectations.

Federal and state politicians and water officials are headed for a showdown over who controls the state's water supply, re-igniting California water wars.

Californians are voluntarily complying with restrictions on their personal and professional activities to battle coronavirus. But for how long and will authorities use coercion if compliance declines?

Even when the coronavirus health threat recedes, California will face a severe recession that will hammer state and local government budgets.

The panicky buying of toilet paper hints at the chaos that would occur if food was in short supply. We should have a new appreciation of what it takes to put food on our tables.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has performed very well in managing California's piece of the coronoavirus pandemic but it's only been a month and many challenges lie ahead.

California's high-flying economy has crashed into the coronavirus and the effect is dramatic. But how long will it last and what will be the net effect?

Elections between competing factions of Democrats are the most interesting political duels in California, as three examples in Southern California show.

While the federal government and President Donald Trump take their lumps for failure to prepare for the pandemic, California officials, including former Gov. Jerry Brown, also were lax.