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Weekly Walters 09/07/2018

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

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 9 月 7, 2018

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Only the powerful get relief from environmental law

The Legislature eagerly grants special treatment under the California Environmental Quality Act for sports arenas and other high-profile projects but refuses to undertake broader CEQA reform, even for vital transportation and housing projects.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 9 月 6, 2018

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My turn: Here’s how to grow jobs: Fight climate change

California has the toughest clean air standards and some of the world's most ambitious climate policies. It also has more clean energy jobs, attracts more clean energy investments, and drives more innovation in renewable energy and energy efficiency than any other state.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 5, 2018

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Proposition 3: An $8.87 billion water and habitat bond

Proposition 3 is an $8.87 billion water and habitat bond on the November ballot. Jerry Meral, the main proponent of Proposition 3, tells why voters should support it. Eric Parfrey of the Sierra Club explains why people should vote no.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 4, 2018

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State’s most interesting contest is over education

The most interesting statewide political contest this year is for state superintendent of schools, and it's a proxy war for the years-long conflict between the education establishment and reformers over how to close the "achievement gap" among California's six million K-12 students.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 9 月 4, 2018

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My turn: Extend community colleges’ 4-year degree program

Gov. Jerry Brown has on his desk Senate Bill 1406 by Sen. Jerry Hill, a San Mateo Democrat, that would allow students to begin their bachelor’s degree programs as late as the 2022-23 academic year and graduate by July 2026. He should sign it.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 3, 2018

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Unions enjoy big clout, but membership declining

Labor unions enjoy huge clout in the California Legislature, but in the real world, union membership has been slipping in California and could decline even more with a new U.S. Supreme Court decision on union dues.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 9 月 3, 2018

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My turn: Jerry Brown’s judges

Amid speculation as to why Jerry Brown has waited so long to make his fourth appointment to the California Supreme Court, the governor has said he does not want to rush. The decision will shape how future historians evaluate the Brown era.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 2, 2018

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Required vote for local tax increases in legal limbo

As dozens of local governments ask their voters for tax increases this year, the laws governing tax elections are in a state of legal flux. A test case on the vote requirements for local taxes involves a tax for children's services approved by San Francisco voters in June.

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 9 月 2, 2018

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Weekly Walters 08/31/2018

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

经过 丹·沃尔特斯 • 8 月 31, 2018