Dan Walters

California has a severe housing crisis but it's compounded by the high price of building or even rehabbing low-cost housing.

A strike by Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Pacific Gas and Electric's announced intention to declare bankruptcy are symptoms of a larger malady of arrogance and irresponsibility by large institutions.

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

Seven years ago, Jerry Brown and the Legislature abolished redevelopment. There are efforts to bring it back, but Brown's successor as governor, Gavin Newsom, has thrown cold water on the idea.

California's budget is dangerously dependent on taxing a relative handful of wealthy people. Newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will work on tax reform.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has recognized California's high living costs, but government is a major driver of those costs.

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

Newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes his first budget, takes cautious approach to spending and outlines assault on housing shortage.

California chronically fails in using technology to improve state government operations, but Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to fix it.

Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom have similar political problems in delivering on promises they made during their campaigns.