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A charter school moratorium won’t help California schools

Rather than focusing on a decades-old political fight between charter and district schools, the Legislature should work on reforms that would help traditional public school districts by removing barriers that prevent schools from innovating and improving.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 21, 2019

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California gets a hollow win in tax battle

As California prevails in its tax battle with inventor Gilbert Hyatt, the Supreme Court's ruling for the state in his case could foretell a battle over abortion rights.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 20, 2019

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Can California crack its housing nut?

California has a big shortage of housing, and a controversial proposal shows it's a tough political nut to crack.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 19, 2019

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Weekly Walters 05/17/2019

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

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 17, 2019

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Feds’ harassment of journalists threatens coverage at the border

As our border becomes more of a battleground, it is high time for a set of Justice Department-style news media guidelines for Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to give journalists the protection they need to keep the public informed.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 16, 2019

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A dangerous conflict-of-interest loophole

Public works project contracts are susceptible to insider dealing, and a pending bill in the Legislature might invite more misbehavior.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 16, 2019

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Key conflicts roil California’s ever-evolving waterscape

How the state's water supplies are divvied up over the next few years could shift them from agriculture to urban use and environmental enhancement.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 15, 2019

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California can fix the bad math of new motherhood

Being a pregnant woman in California, in America, is fraught. I don’t feel supported, even as our society romanticizes motherhood. That's why Senate Bill 135 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson is so critical. It would expand our family leave laws to cover nearly all workers in California.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 15, 2019

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This legislation would pry open hard-to-find government data

Good government is open, clear government. Citizens who are not accountants also should be able to easily read government financial documents. Senate Bill 598 encourages the adoption of a readily accessible digital reporting standard. Legislators should approve it.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 15, 2019

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Newsom must now deliver on promises

Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised action on a wide range of societal ills, but now must deliver.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 15, 2019