Dan Walters

Why do California students take on immense debts for college educations that result in jobs that pay so little? Call it "diploma creep."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom could continue to govern by decree indefinitely, eroding the American concept of democracy.

For the second time, an independent commission is drawing new congressional and legislative districts for California and it's been a messy process.

California's unemployment rate, 7.5%, is the nation's highest, but may vastly understate Californians' true economic distress.

Gov. Gavin Newsom describes California's economy as surging and "dominant" but a new poll indicates that most Californians don't agree.

California may get $45.5 billion from the new federal infrastructure program, but it's small potatoes in a relative sense.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is a high-profile example of those who refuse to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus and undermine efforts to end the pandemic.

If, as Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaims, California will be hydrocarbon free, he needs to explain how it will happen and what the effects on Californians' lives will be.

Next year, California voters could see as many as four competing ballot measures to legalize gambling on sports events with countless billions of dollars at stake.

When San Francisco officials rejected a 495-unit apartment project, they set up a test of laws aimed at preventing arbitrary blockage of housing developments.