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Restoring local control

Ralph W. Guida IV, president of American Council of Engineering Companies-California, Yorba Linda, and Benjamin I. Kasdan, president of American Institute of Architects-California Council, Santa Ana CALmatters’ columnist Dan Walters severely misconstrues Assembly Bill 626. Recent ambiguous court rulings have upended decades of local contracting practice and created chaos for local agencies. The result is […]

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 23, 2019

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Legislation seeks to outsmart ‘smart’ speakers

Smart speakers and tech companies have the capability of recording your conversations, even when you may think the device is turned off. Privacy in the home is at risk as this exciting technology proliferates.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 5 月 23, 2019

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Blue-state California now harassing journalists

Now we have a second instance in which California law enforcement officials try to crack down on journalists who obtained information the officials didn't want them to have.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 23, 2019

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Trump doing California a bullet train favor

President Donald Trump wants to claw back the federal money for California's bullet train project and may be doing the state a favor.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 5 月 22, 2019

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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